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Omphacite : (Ca,Na)(Mg,Al)[Si2O6], Glaucophane : [ ][Na2][Mg3Al2][(OH)2|Si8O22]

Porh Morvil creek, Groix Island, Groix, Morbihan, Brittany, France

Omphacite ( green ) and Glaucophane ( violet blue )
Field of view 9 mm
Photo and Collection Patrice Queneau
 © P.QueneauPhoto ID: 227770    View Count: 68

Omphacite : (Ca,Na)(Mg,Al)[Si2O6]

Bric Vert, Quincinetto, Canavese District, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy

Crystals size 3 mm. Self collected 1986. Photo and collection Giovanni Fraccaro.
 © GiovanniFraccaroPhoto ID: 45335    View Count: 1120

Omphacite : (Ca,Na)(Mg,Al)[Si2O6]

Bric Vert, Quincinetto, Canavese District, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy

Image width 30 mm.
Collection and photo Giovanni Fraccaro.
 © G.FraccaroPhoto ID: 239318    View Count: 66

Omphacite : (Ca,Na)(Mg,Al)[Si2O6], Almandine : Fe2+3Al2[SiO4]3

Haramsoy, Haram, More og Romsdal, Norway

Eclogite composed of green omphacite and almandine - Overall size 9x5x3cm - March of 2006
 © Martins da PedraPhoto ID: 59173    View Count: 518

Omphacite : (Ca,Na)(Mg,Al)[Si2O6], Garnet Group : X3Z2(TO4)3 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)

Pohorje Mts, Slovenia

Banded eclogite composed of green omphacite and red garnet (probably almandine with significant pyrope and grossular content). Polished slab, field of view 6 cm, sample AN852. Gift of Zmago Zorz, 17.9.2005. Collected by Zmago Zorz. Photo and collection Franz Bernhard.
Photo ID: 45288    View Count: 521
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