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Sample n° 7223

Minerals found in the sample

Mineral	Formula	Category	Subcategory	Importance
LEUCITE	K(AlSi₂O₆)	tektosilicates	feldspathoids	major

Description

Description: round crystals/aggregates (5 cm) in black lava

Origin

Country: Congo (RDC)
Region: Kivu
Locality: Rutshuru, Nyiragongo volcano

Specification

Donors: de Magnée (ULB)

Donation year:
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