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Milarite from
Högsbo quarries, Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden


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Milarite

Högsbo quarries, Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Milarite

Högsbo quarries, Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Milarite

Högsbo quarries, Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Milarite

Högsbo quarries, Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Milarite

Högsbo quarries, Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Milarite

Högsbo quarries, Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Milarite

Högsbo quarries, Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Milarite

Högsbo quarries, Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Milarite

Högsbo quarries, Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Milarite

Högsbo quarries, Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Milarite

Högsbo quarries, Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
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Milarite

Högsbo quarries, Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Milarite
Formula:K(◻H2O)Ca2(Be2Al)[Si12O30]
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Milarite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Högsbo quarries, Västra Frölunda, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:57804
Long-form Identifier:1:3:57804:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Milarite
5.9km (3.6 miles) ⓘLundbytunneln, Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
References
Nysten, P. (1996): Paragenetic setting and crystal chemistry of milarites from Proterozoic granitic pegmatites in Sweden. Neues Jahrbuch für Mineralogie, Monatshefte 1996, 564-576.
Moore, Thomas P. (2004) Alpine Milarite. The Mineralogical Record, 35 (5) 405-418
 
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