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Jadeite from
Shuanghe, Qianshan Co., Anqing Prefecture, Anhui Province, China

Description
Comments:Coesite-bearing titanite UHP paragneisses :
Inclusions in zircon and titanite.

In jadeite quartzite : porphyroblasts, rimmed (kelyphitic overgrowths) by oligoclase (inner rim) and albite (outer rim) + aegirine-augite (Shuanghe / Eur. J. Mineral. , 1995, 7, pp. 119-138)
Quality of samples:not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:American Mineralogist, Volume 87, pages 875-881, 2002, KAI YE et al. "Ultrahigh-pressure (UHP) low-Al titanites from carbonate-bearing rocks in Dabieshan-Sulu UHP terrane, eastern China".
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jadeite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shuanghe, Qianshan Co., Anqing Prefecture, Anhui Province, China
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