Locality type:

Village

Classification

Species:

Albite var: Anorthoclase

Formula:

(Na,K)AlSi₃O₈

Confirmation

Validity:

Believed Valid

Data

Mineral Data:

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Locality Data:

Click here to view Qaarsut, Nuussuaq Peninsula, Avannaata, Greenland

Data Identifiers

Mindat Occurrence Record ID:

551269

Long-form Identifier:

1:3:551269:0

GUID (UUID V4):

2be1140f-fde8-417f-b51b-c7b4e7c586cb

References

Benson, W.N. (1940): Kaersutite and other brown Amphiboles in the Cainozoic Igneous rocks of the Dunedin District, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Vol. 69, 283-308

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Anorthoclase from Qaarsut, Nuussuaq Peninsula, Avannaata, Greenland

Anorthoclase from
Qaarsut, Nuussuaq Peninsula, Avannaata, Greenland