Babingtonite from
Seebach valley, Mallnitz, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
| Locality type: | Valley | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Babingtonite | |
| Formula: | Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH) | |
| Comments: | The chemistry of babingtonite from Seebachtal (crystals up to 0.5mm) exhibits a wide range of chemical zoning caused by substitution of iron and (Mn+Mg+AI). The crystal core is enriched in iron with a mean composition of (Ca1.95Na0.01)1.96(Fe2+0.76Mn0.16Mg0.11)1.03(Fe3+0.96Al0.05)1.01[Si5014(OH)], whereas the rim chemistry is enriched in (Mn+Mg+AI) up to 0,76 apfu. | |
| Habit: | short prismatic [010] to thick tabular parallel (010) | |
| Colour: | black to greenish black | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD SEM-EDS | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Babingtonite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Seebach valley, Mallnitz, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 692825 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:692825:4 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | dadc6dc8-77ec-4bac-948e-ebcefc01d01e | |
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