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Melanophlogite from
Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


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Melanophlogite

Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Melanophlogite

Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Melanophlogite

Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Melanophlogite

Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Melanophlogite

Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Melanophlogite

Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Melanophlogite

Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Melanophlogite

Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Melanophlogite

Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Melanophlogite

Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Melanophlogite

Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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Melanophlogite

Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Melanophlogite
Formula:46SiO2 · 6(N2,CO2) · 2(CH4,N2)
Habit:pseudocubic xls
Colour:colorless, white
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Confirmation Details:Where Tested and Reference ID: Christian Mavris, MSc Mineralogy, University of Parma, 24 march 2006
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Baryte
Calcite
Opal
Quartz
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Melanophlogite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Case Montanini quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (21 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:266137
Long-form Identifier:1:3:266137:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Melanophlogite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘFaieto quarry, Sant'Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Parma Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
References
Adorni, F., Tateo, F., Adorni, B. (2004): La melanoflogite di Case Montanini (S. Andrea Bagni, Medesano, Appennino parmense). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana, 28, 126-136.
Tribaudino, M., Artoni, A., Mavris, C., Bersani, D., Lottici, P. P., Belletti, D. (2008) Single-crystal X-ray and Raman investigation on melanophlogite from Varano Marchesi (Parma, Italy) American Mineralogist, 93 (1) 88-94 doi:10.2138/am.2008.2528
 
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