Regional Report: Faial Island (Fayal Island), Azores District, Portugal

A volcanic island comprised of basalts. Ref.: - Gmelin, C.G. (1840): Chemische Untersuchung des Fayalites, Annalen der Chemie und Physik, Vol. 127 (2/051), pp. 160 - von Fellenberg, R.L. (1840): Analyse des Eisenperidots, eines neuen vulkanischen Minerals von den Azoren, Annalen der Physik und Chemie, Vol. 127 (2/051), pp. 261 - Hartung, G. (1860): Die Azoren in ihrer äußeren Erscheinung und nach ihrer geognostischen Natur, Leipzig, Verlag von Wilhelm Engelmann

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Fayalite - 1, 2, 3

1 mineral listed.

Locality Key

1	Faial Island (Fayal Island), Azores District, Portugal
2	Horta, Faial Island (Fayal Island), Azores District, Portugal

3	Ponta de Espalamaca, Faial Island (Fayal Island), Azores District, Portugal

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