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Meionite : Ca4[CO3|(Al2Si2O8)3]

Gooderham, Haliburton Co., Ontario, Canada

Large, chatoyant, green meionite crystal 15 mm long (singly-terminated) with minor brown matrix (quartz?). Collected in 1972. Ex. A. Stevenson collection #110. Overall size of mineral specimen: 27x25x17 mm. Size of individual crystals: 15 mm.
 © 2001 John H. BettsPhoto ID: 2068    View Count: 1217

Meionite : Ca4[CO3|(Al2Si2O8)3]

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

Meionite is the massive pink mineral. Photographed by and in the collection of Doug Merson.
 © 2005 DMPhoto ID: 31981    View Count: 337

Meionite : Ca4[CO3|(Al2Si2O8)3]

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

Name: Meionite (yellow)
Measurements: 14 x 11 cm
Collected: Other - in the collection of Crater Rock Museum, Central Point, Oregon
Photographer: Phyllis Richardson
Info: Fluorescing meionite using long wave
 © Crater Rock MuseumPhoto ID: 106039    View Count: 101

Multiple photos availableMeionite : Ca4[CO3|(Al2Si2O8)3], Vesuvianite : Ca10(Mg,Fe)2Al4Si9O34(OH)4, Andradite : Ca3Fe3+2[SiO4]3

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

The specimen is about 6 x 2.5 x 4 cm. Found Sept 1997.
The meionite is the lavender pink stuff. It was identified on the basias of UV response and the associated minerals.
Most of the vesuvianite and andradite xls are embedded and/or broken. A few euhedral andradite xls can be seen near the bottom center. Just to the left of these is a ...
Photo ID: 177452    View Count: 98

Meionite : Ca4[CO3|(Al2Si2O8)3], Pyroxene Group, Mica Group, Titanite : CaTi[O|SiO4]

Templeton, Gatineau TE, Outaouais, Québec, Canada

Polished purple meionite specimen. 4.5 x 4 x 2 cm.
 © P.M. BelleyPhoto ID: 206931    View Count: 63

Meionite : Ca4[CO3|(Al2Si2O8)3]

Hufnagel, Mayener Feld, Southern lava flow, Bellerberg volcano, Ettringen, Mayen, Eifel Mts, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Meionite (grey, yellow in fluorescent light) in sanidinte ejecta, field of view 50 mm, collection C.&H. Schäfer
 © C.H.M.-SchäferPhoto ID: 114053    View Count: 140

Multiple photos availableMeionite : Ca4[CO3|(Al2Si2O8)3]

Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

9.27 mm Meionite crystal. Ex G.di Rosa Collection. Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy Collection n.32014 photo M.Chinellato
 © Chinellato MatteoPhoto ID: 256638    View Count: 16

Meionite : Ca4[CO3|(Al2Si2O8)3]

Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

2.85 mm area with some Meionite crystals. Collection & Photo M.Chinellato
 © Chinellato MatteoPhoto ID: 266722    View Count: 12

Meionite : Ca4[CO3|(Al2Si2O8)3]

Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Picture width is 8mm. Clear crystal of Meionite (TL)
 © Elmar LacknerPhoto ID: 75631    View Count: 268

Multiple photos availableMeionite : Ca4[CO3|(Al2Si2O8)3]

Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

Meionite (max size around 9 mm) in a thermometamorphic block ejected by M. Somma - This is a close-up of previous picture. Ex. M. Russo, May 1985
 © Marco BarsantiPhoto ID: 10776    View Count: 512
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