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Cordierite from
Stakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden


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Cordierite

Stakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden
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Cordierite

Stakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden
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Cordierite

Stakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden
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Cordierite

Stakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden
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Cordierite

Stakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden
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Cordierite

Stakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden
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Cordierite

Stakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden
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Cordierite

Stakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden
04532030017272037848218.jpg
Cordierite

Stakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden
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Cordierite

Stakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden
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Cordierite

Stakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden
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Cordierite

Stakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Cordierite
Formula:Mg2Al4Si5O18
Formation:Primary
Comments:Jonsson (1996) says Cordierite mostly occurs as grey to blue anhedral masses in an outer zone of the prismatine-bearing assemblage.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Clinohumite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cordierite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stakholmen quarry, Hassela, Nordanstig, Gävleborg County, Sweden
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96609
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96609:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cordierite
66.8km (41.5 miles) ⓘEnåsen Mine, Ljusdal, Gävleborg County, Sweden
References
Jonsson, E. (1996) The first occurrence of a kornerupine‐group mineral in Sweden: Prismatine from Stakholmen, Hälsingland. GFF, 118. 52-53 doi:10.1080/11035899609546333
Grew, Edward S.; Pertsev, Nikolai N.; Vrána, Stanislav; Yates, Martin G.; Shearer, Charles K.; Wiedenbeck, Michael (1998) Kornerupine parageneses in whiteschists and other magnesian rocks: is kornerupine + talc a high-pressure assemblage equivalent to tourmaline + orthoamphibole? Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 131 (1). 22-38 doi:10.1007/s004100050376
 
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