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Sample n° 13333

Minerals found in the sample

Mineral	Formula	Category	Subcategory	Importance
SAPPHIRINE	Mg₄(Mg₃Al₉)O₄[Si₃Al₉O₃₆]	inosilicates	-	major

Description

Description: blue crystals in pegmatite

Origin

Country: Madagascar
Region: Fianarantsoa Province
Locality: Betroka

Specification

Donors: Sainfeld

Donation year: 1976
Sampling year:

Registration date:
Quantity: 1

Size: 1

Dimension code 1>2>3: 2

Quality code 1>2>3: 1
Holotype: no

Paratype: no

Radioactive: no
Thin section: no

Chemical analysis: no

X-Ray spectra: no