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| Species: | Braunite |
| Formula: | Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8 |
| Comments: | Ferrian braunite. |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Braunite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Bulaydah, Bani Hamid area, Khawr Fakkan Massif (Khor Fakkan), Semail Ophiolite, Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 301344 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:301344:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 4fcddbcd-9147-41dd-a7f9-8b07b5ecf0e7 |
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| 5.3km (3.3 miles) | ⓘBani Hamid area, Khawr Fakkan Massif (Khor Fakkan), Semail Ophiolite, Emirate of Fujairah, United Arab Emirates |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | peridotites of the Semail Ophiolite, Sultanate of Oman and were metamorphosed during ophiolite obduction...data, collected on an inclusion-free kinoshitalite of Ba 0.99K 0.06Na0.01 (Mg2.64Mn0.31Al2.01Si2.03)O10(OH1...37Cl0.02) composition, yielded a C-centered lattice of monoclinic symmetry with a = 5.316(1), b = 9.230(2)...100.06(1)°, V = 492.6 Å3 , and Z = 1 characteristic of the 1 M polytype. The structure was refined in two...data clearly suggest that in spite of the Si/Al ratio of 1 assumption of complete Si, Al ordering can be |
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