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Schorl from
Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain


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Schorl

Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Schorl

Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Schorl, etc.

Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Schorl

Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Schorl

Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Schorl

Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Schorl, etc.

Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Schorl

Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Schorl

Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Schorl

Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Schorl, etc.

Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Schorl

Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Locality type:Cape
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Comments:All schorl specimens reported in this locality are in fact intermediate members of the schorl-dravite and schorl-fiotite series (please see: Phosphorus in granitic pegmatites: the Cap de Creus case)
Habit:Prismatic
Colour:Black
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pegmatite7
Quartz6
Muscovite4
Almandine3
Schist2
Tourmaline2
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (21 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:421995
Long-form Identifier:1:3:421995:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Schorl in this Region
Ses Orgues mica mine, Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘSes Orgues mica mine, Cap de Creus, Cadaqués, Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
28.6km (17.8 miles) ⓘPuig de Sallfort, Argelès-sur-Mer, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
29.8km (18.5 miles) ⓘEl Rimbau, Pegmatite field, Collioure, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘPegmatite field, Collioure, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘTour de la Massane (Torre de la Maçana), Argelès-sur-Mer, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘLe Ravaner, Pegmatite field, Collioure, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
35.3km (22.0 miles) ⓘPuig Neulos (Pic Néoulous), Sorède, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘBalma del Moro, Laroque-des-Albères, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
42.1km (26.1 miles) ⓘMas d'en Freixa, Montesquieu-des-Albères, Céret, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France
47.9km (29.7 miles) ⓘColl de la Boquera, Mont-ras, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
References
Joaquim Mollfulleda, Minerales, Omega, 1996
Alfonso, P., Melgarejo, J. C. (2000) Boron vs. Phosphorus in granitic pegmatites: The Cap de Creus case (Catalonia, Spain) Journal of the Czech Geological Society, 45 (1-2) 131-141
 
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