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Mogánite from
Mogán, Gran Canaria (Grand Canary), Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain


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Mogán, Gran Canaria (Grand Canary), Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
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Description
Type Locality:Mogán, Gran Canaria (Grand Canary), Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain is the type locality for Mogánite
Comments:Microcrystalline filling in cavities and cooling cracks.
Grey to brown, translucid (looks like chalcedony).
White patina (silhydrite ?).
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:American Mineralogist, volume 070, pp. 874(1985)
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Mogánite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mogán, Gran Canaria (Grand Canary), Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
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