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Chayesite from
Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain


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Chayesite

Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Chayesite

Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Chayesite

Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Chayesite

Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Chayesite

Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Chayesite

Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Chayesite

Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Chayesite

Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Chayesite

Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Chayesite

Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Chayesite

Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
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Chayesite

Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Locality type:Sierra
Classification
Species:Chayesite
Formula:K◻2Mg2(Mg2Fe3+)[Si12O30]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Titanite1
Potassic-richterite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chayesite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (36 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:116326
Long-form Identifier:1:3:116326:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chayesite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘCancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
References
Velde, Danielle, Medenbach, Olaf, Wagner, Christiane, Schreyer, Werner (1989) Chayesite, K(Mg,Fe2+)4Fe3+[Si12O30]: A new rock-forming silicate mineral of the osumilite group from the Moon Canyon (Utah) lamproite. American Mineralogist, 74 (11-12) 1368-1373
 
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