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Cordierite from
Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain


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Cordierite

Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
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Cordierite

Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
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Cordierite, etc.

Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
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Cordierite, etc.

Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
03379280017362280253129.jpg
Cordierite

Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
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Cordierite

Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
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Cordierite, etc.

Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
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Cordierite, etc.

Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
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Cordierite

Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
01583670017272011572155.jpg
Cordierite

Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
05078200017272011588131.jpg
Cordierite, etc.

Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
04345690017272254052645.jpg
Cordierite, etc.

Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Locality type:Ravine
Classification
Species:Cordierite
Formula:Mg2Al4Si5O18
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Almandine4
Biotite2
Cristobalite1
Sillimanite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cordierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rambla de las Granatillas, El Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:418079
Long-form Identifier:1:3:418079:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cordierite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘEl Hoyazo, Níjar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain
References
Calvo Rebollar, Miguel (2018) Minerales y Minas de España [Minerals and Mines of Spain] - Vol. IX. Silicatos [Volume IX. Silicates] Vol. IX. Fundación Gómez Pardo. 767pp.
 
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