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Sample n° 11836

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
MUSCOVITE KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 phyllosilicates mica major
Description
Description: grey-green block (5 cm) with conchoidal fracture, var. ivigtite (sericite)
Information: specimen from type locality
Origin
  • Country: Denmark
  • Region: Greenland
  • Locality: Ivigtut
Specification
  • Donors: Lhoest
    Donation year: 1968
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size: 2
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 3
    Quality code 1>2>3: 1
  • Holotype: no
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: no
  • Thin section: no
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: yes