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Lawsonite from
Eissee eclogite, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Lawsonite
Formula:CaAl2(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Comments:Very rare inclusions in garnet with slightly distorted rectangular outlines consisting of clinozoisite / zoisite ± paragonite could be interpreted as pseudomorphs after lawsonite
Confirmation
Validity:Never found, but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs)
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lawsonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Eissee eclogite, Timmelbach valley, Prägraten am Großvenediger, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1780663
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1780663:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lawsonite
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘUntere Pfandlscharte, Fusch an der Grossglocknerstrasse, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
References
Hoschek, Gert (2004) Comparison of calculated P-T pseudosections for a kyanite eclogite from the Tauern Window, Eastern Alps, Austria. European Journal of Mineralogy, 16 (1) 59-72 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2004/0016-0059
 
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