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Sample n° 13315
Minerals found in the sample
Mineral | Formula | Category | Subcategory | Importance |
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VESUVIANITE | (Ca,Na)19(Al,Mg,Fe)13(SiO4)10(Si2O7)4(OH,F,O)10 | sorosilicates | - | major |
Description
Description:
parallel brown acicular crystals on block (5 cm)
Origin
- Country: Antarctica
- Region: South Pole
- Locality: T'Kint de Roodebeek, Trillingen
Specification
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Donors: de GerlacheDonation year: 1958
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Sampling year:Registration date:
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Quantity: 1Size: 2
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Dimension code 1>2>3: 2Quality code 1>2>3: 1
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Holotype: noParatype: noRadioactive: no
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Thin section: noChemical analysis: noX-Ray spectra: no