Scandiobabingtonite, Cascandite, Kristiansenite, Albite

Scandiobabingtonite : Ca₂(Fe²⁺,Mn)ScSi₅O₁₄(OH), Cascandite : Ca(Sc,Fe³⁺)[HSi₃O₉], Kristiansenite : Ca₂ScSn(Si₂O₇)(Si₂O₆OH), Albite : Na[AlSi₃O₈]

Locality: Heftetjern pegmatite, Tørdal, Drangedal, Telemark, Norway

Crystals to 1 mm of Scabdiobabingtonite internally intergrown with Cascandite on albite. The clear crystal with high luster in the front is Kristiansenite. Field of view: 5 mm. From a pegmatite at Heftetjern, Tørdal, Telemark, Norway. Specimen and photo: Knut Eldjarn.

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Scandiobabingtonite, Cascandite, Kristiansenite, Albite

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Scandiobabingtonite : Ca₂(Fe²⁺,Mn)ScSi₅O₁₄(OH), Cascandite : Ca(Sc,Fe³⁺)[HSi₃O₉], Kristiansenite : Ca₂ScSn(Si₂O₇)(Si₂O₆OH), Albite : Na[AlSi₃O₈]