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Multiple photos availableMagnesiohornblende : ☐[Ca2][Mg4Al][(OH)2|AlSi7O22]

Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada

FOV 4.3 x 5.6 mm. Modris B. coll (ex Ron Waddell). Not analyzed but "magnesio" is the only type of hornblende reported from MSH.
This is from a sodalite xenolith and is associated with nepheline (see child photo). Some of the xls show deep red sections.
Photo ID: 173409    View Count: 128

Magnesiohornblende : ☐[Ca2][Mg4Al][(OH)2|AlSi7O22]

Nickenicher Sattel (Eicher Sattel), Eich, Andernach, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

0.2 cm, longest crystal. Needs confirmation to confirm identity. S412-014
Excalibur Mineral specimen.
 © 2008, JGWPhoto ID: 149269    View Count: 274

Magnesiohornblende : ☐[Ca2][Mg4Al][(OH)2|AlSi7O22]

Nickenicher Sattel (Eicher Sattel), Eich, Andernach, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Area of 4.26 mm full of Magnesiohorneblende brown crystals. Collection & photo M.Chinellato
 © Chinellato MatteoPhoto ID: 214112    View Count: 98

Magnesiohornblende : ☐[Ca2][Mg4Al][(OH)2|AlSi7O22]

Nickenicher Sattel (Eicher Sattel), Eich, Andernach, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

3.16 mm brown Magnesiohornblende crystal. Collection & Photo M.Chinellato
 © Chinellato MatteoPhoto ID: 212552    View Count: 88

Magnesiohornblende : ☐[Ca2][Mg4Al][(OH)2|AlSi7O22]

Willi Agatz Mine, Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Dark greenish-black magnesiohornblende. Picture size 5.5 cm. Photographer and collection Thomas Witzke.
 © Thomas WitzkePhoto ID: 11478    View Count: 904

Magnesiohornblende : ☐[Ca2][Mg4Al][(OH)2|AlSi7O22]

Fujimi, Suwa-gun, Nagano Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan

1.5 cm crystal. S337-15
Excalibur Mineral Company specimen.
 © 2008, JGWPhoto ID: 151036    View Count: 126

Magnesiohornblende : ☐[Ca2][Mg4Al][(OH)2|AlSi7O22]

Fujimi, Suwa-gun, Nagano Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan

1.5 cm crystal. S337-18
Excalibur Mineral Company specimen.
 © 2008, JGWPhoto ID: 151037    View Count: 107

Magnesiohornblende : ☐[Ca2][Mg4Al][(OH)2|AlSi7O22]

Akland, Risør, Aust-Agder, Norway

A specimen of actinolite-magnesiohornblende crystals.
Collected in 2003.

Size of specimen: 12 cm (lenght)
Photo & collection: Atle Michalsen
 © A. MichalsenPhoto ID: 256710    View Count: 27

Magnesiohornblende : ☐[Ca2][Mg4Al][(OH)2|AlSi7O22]

Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton quarry; Whitcomb quarry; Hildreth quarry), Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA

7 mm crystal. P. Cristofono specimen and photo. Magnesiohornblende (analyzed, SEM-EDS).
 © 2006 Peter CristofonoPhoto ID: 57100    View Count: 278

Magnesiohornblende : ☐[Ca2][Mg4Al][(OH)2|AlSi7O22]

Route 20 construction site, Northborough, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA

View is about 7 mm across. P. Cristofono specimen and photo. Field collected by Jim Cahoon.
 © 2009 Peter CristofonoPhoto ID: 213848    View Count: 70
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