Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Furøya, Ulstein, Møre og Romsdal, Norwayi
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Mindat Locality ID:
312347
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:312347:1
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Norwegian:
Furøya, Ulstein, Møre og Romsdal, Norge


Outcrops of eclogites in various stages of retrogression.

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2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘSpinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
ⓘ'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
ⓘ'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Oⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
NaSodium
Naⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ SpinelMgAl2O4
Alⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siⓘ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

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References

Straume, , Austrheim, (1999) Importance of fracturing during retro-metamorphism of eclogites. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 17 (6) 637-652 doi:10.1046/j.1525-1314.1999.00218.x
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