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Potassic-richterite from
Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain


Locality type:Sierra
Classification
Species:Potassic-richterite
Formula:K(CaNa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chayesite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Potassic-richterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sierra de las Cabras, Cancarix lamproite intrusion, Hellín, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:543698
Long-form Identifier:1:3:543698:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Potassic-richterite
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘLa Celia lamproite outcrops, Jumilla, Murcia, Spain
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘCerro del Monagrillo occurrence, Moratalla, Murcia, Spain
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘCalasparra Intrusion, Calasparra, Murcia, Spain
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘPitón de Cerros Negros Intrusion, Fortuna, Murcia, Spain
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘBarqueros volcanic edifice, Murcia, Murcia, Spain
References
Oberti, Roberta, Ungaretti, Luciano, Cannillo, Elio, Hawthorne, Frank C. (1992) The behaviour of Ti in amphiboles: I. Four- and six-coordinate Ti in richterite. European Journal of Mineralogy, 4 (3) 425-440 doi:10.1127/ejm/4/3/0425
 
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