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Aerinite from
Saint-Pandelon, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France


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Aerinite

Saint-Pandelon, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Aerinite

Saint-Pandelon, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Aerinite, etc.

Saint-Pandelon, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Aerinite

Saint-Pandelon, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Aerinite

Saint-Pandelon, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Aerinite

Saint-Pandelon, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Aerinite, etc.

Saint-Pandelon, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Aerinite

Saint-Pandelon, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
07250200017271920789460.jpg
Aerinite

Saint-Pandelon, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
07790400017271999021328.jpg
Aerinite

Saint-Pandelon, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
04706180017271999041794.jpg
Aerinite, etc.

Saint-Pandelon, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Aerinite

Saint-Pandelon, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Locality type:Commune
Classification
Species:Aerinite
Formula:(Ca5.1Na0.5)(Fe3+,Al,Fe2+,Mg)4(Al,Mg)6[HSi12O36(OH)12][(CO3)1.2(H2O)12]
Comments:Hydrothermal crack-fillings in dolerite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Prehnite
Scolecite
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Scolecite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aerinite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Saint-Pandelon, Dax, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:187
Long-form Identifier:1:3:187:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Azambre, Bernard; Monchoux, Pierre (1988) Précisions minéralogiques sur l'aérinite : nouvelle occurrence à Saint-Pandelon (Landes, France). Bulletin de Minéralogie, 111 (1). 39-47 doi:10.3406/bulmi.1988.8069
Clark, A. M. (1993) Hey's Mineral Index - Mineral Species, Varieties and Synonyms (3rd ed.). Natural History Museum.
 
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