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Spurrite : Ca5[CO3|(SiO4)2]

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

Lens of white Spurrite in a matrix of hydrated Calcium-Silicates. Spurrite confirmed by XRD analysis. Collected in 04/1977, field of view 30 mm, photo Christof Schäfer, collection C. &H. Schäfer.
 © C.H.M.-SchäferPhoto ID: 86207    View Count: 195

Multiple photos availableSpurrite : Ca5[CO3|(SiO4)2], Gehlenite : Ca2Al[AlSiO7]

Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan

Unusually bright coloured purple-violet massive spurrite skarn. Associating minerals are brownish-grey corroded gehlenite grains, secondary white Ca-silicates, abundant but small grains of reddish-brown perovskite. Specimen size is 5x2.5x2 cm. Collected by Igor V. Pekov in 2007 on the Western outcrop of the locality. Pavel M. Kartashov collection ...
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 149353    View Count: 168

Spurrite : Ca5[CO3|(SiO4)2]

Fuka mine, Bitchu-cho (Bicchu-cho), Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan

Lilac to grey mass of Spurrite
Ex C. Nowak collection (France)
Sample size: 3,5 X 1,5 cm

Collection and photo: Arliguie M
 © Arliguie MPhoto ID: 183500    View Count: 53

Spurrite : Ca5[CO3|(SiO4)2]

Negra Mine, Maconi, Mun. de Cadereyta, Queretaro, Mexico

A 3.4 by 1.8 cms lilac colored mass. JSS specimen and photograph.
 © JSSPhoto ID: 94165    View Count: 155

Spurrite : Ca5[CO3|(SiO4)2]

Negra Mine, Maconi, Mun. de Cadereyta, Queretaro, Mexico

A A 6.0 by 3.8 cms lilac mass. JSS specimen and photograph.
 © JSSPhoto ID: 120061    View Count: 102

Spurrite : Ca5[CO3|(SiO4)2]

Carneal, Glenoe, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK

Dark purple to gray coloured specimen of spurrite. Field of view: 30 mm. Photo and collection Martin Patus
 © Martin PatusPhoto ID: 145783    View Count: 121

Spurrite : Ca5[CO3|(SiO4)2]

Crestmore quarries, Crestmore, Riverside Co., California, USA

Massive. S411-168 #1086#
8.0 cm field of view.
 © 2008, JGWPhoto ID: 164620    View Count: 85

Spurrite : Ca5[CO3|(SiO4)2]

Spurrite skarn lens, South Sisters Peak, Tres Hermanas District, Luna Co., New Mexico, USA

Massive spurrite. Harvard Museum of Natural History specimen. Label is about 5.5 cm across. P. Cristofono photo.
 © 2007 Peter CristofonoPhoto ID: 96001    View Count: 207

Spurrite : Ca5[CO3|(SiO4)2], Magnetite : Fe2+Fe3+2O4, Vesuvianite : Ca10(Mg,Fe)2Al4Si9O34(OH)4, Calcite : CaCO3

Christmas Mts, Brewster Co., Texas, USA

Massive, nearly pure spurrite identified by X-ray diffraction and by electron microprobe analysis and described by Joesten R (1974) American Journal of Science 274:876-901. The side shown is a polished slab through the specimen. There is black magnetite within and a thin rim enriched in calcite.
 © CaltechPhoto ID: 45486    View Count: 558
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