Arghesana Valley, Northern Red Sea Region, Eritreai
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Arghesana Valley | Valley |
Northern Red Sea Region | Region |
Eritrea | Country |
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15° 20' 35'' North , 39° 3' 51'' East
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Valle dell'Arghesana, Regione del Mar Rosso Settentrionale, Eritrea
Outcrops of prasinite, similar in appearance to the rocks occurring at Torre d'Ovarda, Lanzo Valleys, Piedmont (Italy), at the foot of Mount Bizen.
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Bucca, Lorenzo (1892) Contribuzione allo studio geologico dell'Abissinia. Giornale di mineralogia, cristallografia e petrografia: 3: 122-140. |
ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Reference: Bucca, Lorenzo (1892) Contribuzione allo studio geologico dell'Abissinia. Giornale di mineralogia, cristallografia e petrografia: 3: 122-140. |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: Bucca, Lorenzo (1892) Contribuzione allo studio geologico dell'Abissinia. Giornale di mineralogia, cristallografia e petrografia: 3: 122-140. |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Bucca, Lorenzo (1892) Contribuzione allo studio geologico dell'Abissinia. Giornale di mineralogia, cristallografia e petrografia: 3: 122-140. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Bucca, Lorenzo (1892) Contribuzione allo studio geologico dell'Abissinia. Giornale di mineralogia, cristallografia e petrografia: 3: 122-140.
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