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Fayalite from
Khungtukun Massif, Malaya Romanikha River, Khatanga, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia


Locality type:Massif
Classification
Species:Fayalite
Formula:Fe22+SiO4
Comments:the olivine in the sample grades from a very Fe-rich forsterite (~Fo53) in the center of grains to low-Mg fayalite (~Fo16)in the outermost rims. Although the olivine "cores" are relatively equant, the more Fe-rich rims are wide and irregular.
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:EPMA
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Kamaciteβ“˜1 photo of Fayalite associated with Kamacite at this locality.
Labradoriteβ“˜1 photo of Fayalite associated with Labradorite at this locality.
Forsteriteβ“˜1 photo of Fayalite associated with Forsterite at this locality.
Ironβ“˜1 photo of Fayalite associated with Iron at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fayalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Khungtukun Massif, Malaya Romanikha River, Khatanga, Taimyr Peninsula, Taymyrskiy Autonomous Okrug, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1094555
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1094555:3
GUID (UUID V4):c470e847-7f35-436b-aa95-660ff96b9166
References
Frank K. Mazdab collection (see https://www.rockptx.com/fkm-226-to-fkm-250/#FKM-226 for normalized analyses)
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Hazen, Robert M., Jones, Adrian P., Baross, John A. - Eds. (2013) Carbon in Earth. Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry Vol. 75. Mineralogical Society of America
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