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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