Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Marialite |
Formula: | Na4Al3Si9O24Cl |
Comments: | Marialite is the only confirmed (PXRD) scapolite and it Fluoresces bright yellow under long wave UV. All of these scapolites have altered partially or completely to orthoclase. |
Habit: | Tetragonal prisms, pyramids and pinacoid |
Colour: | white |
Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Orthoclase | ⓘ19 photos of Marialite associated with Orthoclase at this locality. |
Gypsum | ⓘ9 photos of Marialite associated with Gypsum at this locality. |
Diopside | ⓘ4 photos of Marialite associated with Diopside at this locality. |
Lazurite | ⓘ1 photo of Marialite associated with Lazurite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Marialite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Pitwak Mine, Sar-e-Sang River, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 879550 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:879550:2 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 1e920c84-beeb-4507-9281-8597aacf0a65 |
Nearest other occurrences of Marialite |
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0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘLadjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan |
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Pitwak Mine, Sar-e-Sang River, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan