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Sample n° 8854

Minerals found in the sample
Mineral Formula Category Subcategory Importance
ALBITE Na(AlSi3O8) tektosilicates feldspar major
MUSCOVITE KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2 phyllosilicates mica major
Description
Description: pegmatite
Information: geochronology - Cahen, L. & Snelling, N.J., 1966. The Geochronology of Equatorial Africa. North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam, 195 pp. (Monteyne-Poulaert, unpublished data)
Origin
  • Country: Rwanda
  • Region: Gisenyi
  • Locality: Buranga
Specification
  • Donors: Bertossa
    Donation year:
  • Sampling year:
    Registration date:
  • Quantity: 1
    Size:
  • Dimension code 1>2>3: 1
    Quality code 1>2>3: 2
  • Holotype: no
    Paratype: no
    Radioactive: no
  • Thin section: yes
    Chemical analysis: no
    X-Ray spectra: no