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Ilvaite from
Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India


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Ilvaite, etc.

Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
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Ilvaite, etc.

Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
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Ilvaite, etc.

Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
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Ilvaite, etc.

Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
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Ilvaite, etc.

Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
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Ilvaite, etc.

Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
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Ilvaite, etc.

Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
07445800017272001302643.jpg
Ilvaite, etc.

Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
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Ilvaite, etc.

Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
04219050017272001265909.jpg
Ilvaite, etc.

Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
02172730017272001345922.jpg
Ilvaite, etc.

Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
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Ilvaite, etc.

Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Ilvaite
Formula:CaFe3+Fe22+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz6
Pumpellyite-(Fe2+)4
Stilbite Subgroup2
Calcite2
Gyrolite1
Laumontite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilvaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Malad Quarry, Malad, Mumbai Suburban District, Salsette Island, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:280204
Long-form Identifier:1:3:280204:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Personal experience-Rock Currier
Ottens, Berthold (1988) Seltene Mineralien aus dem westindischen Basalt [Rare minerals from West Indian basalt]. Lapis, 13 (4) 32-33
Wise and Moller (1990) Eur. Jour. Min. v. 2, pp. 875-883.
Ottens, Berthold, Götze, Jens, Schuster, Ralf, Krenn, Kurt, Hauzenberger, Christoph, Zsolt, Benkó, Vennemann, Torsten (2019) Exceptional Multi Stage Mineralization of Secondary Minerals in Cavities of Flood Basalts from the Deccan Volcanic Province, India. Minerals, 9 (6) 351 doi:10.3390/min9060351
 
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