Locality type: | Occurrence |
Classification |
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Species: | Fluoro-richterite |
Formula: | {Na}{CaNa}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(F,OH)2 |
Comments: | A translucent white 'richterite' with purple hackmanite under Raman analysis gave a tiny Hydroxyl peak characteristic of Fluorine replacement making the 'richterite', fluororichterite |
Habit: | Prismatic xls to a few cm |
Colour: | white |
Luminescent properties: | none |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Sodalite | β6 photos of Fluoro-richterite associated with Sodalite at this locality. |
Pyrite | β6 photos of Fluoro-richterite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
Calcite | β6 photos of Fluoro-richterite associated with Calcite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluoro-richterite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Unnamed Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 875964 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:875964:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 3c9da054-1cb0-459b-bd13-da19f64956f4 |
References |
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Unnamed Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan