Volkhovite

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Tektite-like glasses of mafic and ultramafic composition.

Classification of Volkhovite
IMA status:	Not Approved
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Other Information
Health Warning:	No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
References for Volkhovite
Reference List: - +	Skublov, G.T., Marin, Y.B., Semikolennykh, V.M., Skublov, S.G., and Tarasenko, Y.N. (2007): Volkhovite: A New Type of Tektite-Like Glass. Geology of Ore Deposits 49(8), 681-696. Skublov, G. T.; Marin, Yu. B.; Semikolennykh, V. M.; Skublov, S. G.; Tarasenko, Yu. N. (2007): Volkhovites - a new type of tektite-like glasses. Zapiski Rossiiskogo Mineralogicheskogo Obshchestva 136, 50-68 (in Russian).
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Localities for Volkhovite
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Russia

North-Western Region

Leningradskaya Oblast'

Kirishi

Volkhov river

Skublov, G.T., Marin, Y.B., Semikolennykh, V.M., Skublov, S.G., and Tarasenko, Y.N. (2007): Geology of Ore Deposits 49(8), 681-696.

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