Locality type: | Pegmatite |
Classification |
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Species: | Surinamite |
Formula: | (Mg,Fe)3Al4BeSi3O16 |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Sillimanite | ⓘ1 photo of Surinamite associated with Sillimanite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Surinamite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view "Christmas Point" pegmatite, Khmara Bay, Casey Bay, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 405491 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:405491:7 |
GUID (UUID V4): | baa44713-26da-4d52-9d44-c85b2dce2925 |
Nearest other occurrences of Surinamite |
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4.3km (2.7 miles) | ⓘ"Zircon Point" pegmatite, Khmara Bay, Casey Bay, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
43.3km (26.9 miles) | ⓘCasey Bay, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
59.1km (36.7 miles) | ⓘMount Pardoe pegmatite, Mount Pardoe, Amundsen Bay, Tula Mountains, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica |
References |
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Grew, E.S., Yates, M.G., Barbier, J., Shearer, C.K., Sheraton, J.W., Shiraishi, K., and Motoyoshi, Y. (2000) Granulite-facies beryllium pegmatites in the Napier Complex in Khmara and Amundsen Bays, western Enderby Land, East Antarctica. Polar Geoscience, 13, 1-40. |
Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | pegmatitesin granulite-faciesrocks of caJey Bay,Enderby Land, fntarctica Eowano S. Gnew Department of Earth...rni a Los Angeles, Califurnia 90024 Abstrect Surinamite,taaffeite,berylliaa sapphirine,niobian rutile...Mclntyre llaia-1erzz,s,4go05,E) in casey Bay, Antarctica. Antarctic surinamite contains 30.9-32.1wt.za sior...wt.Vo, and possibleFe3* for Al substitution, surinamite analysesrecastto 32 oxygenscontain 22 cations...oxene-garnet, quartz-surinamite-taafeite, sillimanite-garnet-biotite-surinamite-taaffeite-sapphirine |
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"Christmas Point" pegmatite, Khmara Bay, Casey Bay, Napier Complex, Enderby Land, Eastern Antarctica, Antarctica