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Rhodolite from
Kangerlussuaq, Kangerlussuaq Fjord (Søndre Strømfjord), Qeqqata, Greenland


Classification
Species:Almandine-Pyrope Series var: Rhodolite
Formula:Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rhodolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kangerlussuaq, Kangerlussuaq Fjord (Søndre Strømfjord), Qeqqata, Greenland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:553888
Long-form Identifier:1:3:553888:1
GUID (UUID V4):6dc66c9d-a106-4903-a2d7-2dd0b01e18c5
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Minas Gerais, Brazil; Gardinar Complex, Kangerlussuaq, Greenland; Binntal, Switzerland; Zillertal, Austria;...(Si0,)3; ruby red, purplish red (gem variety rhodolite), almost black; a rarer garnet mineral found in...Russia; Jaipur, India. Aegirine from Narssarssuk, Greenland; Langesundfjord, Norway. Jadeite from Burma. ...Lawrence County, New York, USA; Narssarssuk, Greenland; Minas Gerais, Brazil; Larvik, Norway, where... rutile, 118-119, 779, 177 and hematite, 68 rhodolite, 166 inclusions, 112, 218 rhodonite, 202, 203
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Canada Mexico Central America and the Caribbean Greenland Iceland European countries, from west to east...district, ID; Keno Hill, YT, Canada; Ilimaussaq, Greenland; Langban(*), Varmland, Sweden (crystallized masses...The most important occurrence is on Disko Is., Greenland, where masses of up to 20 tons are present in...magnetic. Insoluble in dilute HCl. Disko Is., Greenland, and Putorana plateau, Taimyr Penin., Russia,...mine, SON, Mexico; Egalugssuit and Disko Is., Greenland; Barrowdale, Cumbria, England; Kongsberg, Norway;
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million years. The oldest rocks - in western Greenland - are believed to be about 3,800 million years...Germany; near Aussig in the Czech Republic; in Greenland; in Iceland; and in the Siusi Alps and Cyclopean...metamorphism. The finest biotite comes from Brazil, Greenland, Italy, Japan, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the...that contains barium. Neptunite also occurs in Greenland, Canada, New Mexico, Russia and Australia. Another...which are also silicates. Neptunite is found in Greenland, but the finest specimens come from the Dallas
 
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