Pig's Egg
A mixture of two or more distinct mineral species
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About Pig's Egg
A pseudomorph of fine-grained muscovite ("sericite") with kaolinite (and minor quartz, biotite, etc) after orthoclase, found in kaolinized granite.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
8007
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:8007:7
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
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Localities for Pig's Egg
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- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
UK | |
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| Rowe et al. (1879) |
| De Bondt (n.d.) |
Goonbarrow China Clay Pit, Bugle, Treverbyn, Cornwall, England, UK