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Marialite from
Pitwak Mine, Sar-e-Sang River, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
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
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Orthoclase19 photos of Marialite associated with Orthoclase at this locality.
Gypsum9 photos of Marialite associated with Gypsum at this locality.
Diopside4 photos of Marialite associated with Diopside at this locality.
Lazurite1 photo of Marialite associated with Lazurite at this locality.
Data
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 GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
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
0.2km (0.1 miles) Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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