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Surinamite : (Mg,Fe)3Al4BeSi3O16

Christmas point pegmatite, Khmara Bay, Casey Bay, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica

Marine blue surinamite grains in quartz-cordierite-biotite veinlet of Edward Grew #2292B specimen (see it in sillimanite gallery). FOV ~3.2x2 mm. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 72812    View Count: 448

Surinamite : (Mg,Fe)3Al4BeSi3O16, Khmaralite : (Mg,Al,Fe)16[(Al,Si,Be)12O36]O4

Zircon point pegmatite, Khmara Bay, Casey Bay, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica

Marine-green Surinamite grains in biotite-khmaralite matrix. FOV is ~2x1.8 mm. Part of the holotype specimen of Edward Grew #2234L. Pavel M. Kartashov collection and photo.
 © Pavel M. KartashovPhoto ID: 72756    View Count: 224
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