Call number:
Ορυκτά της Ελλάδας - D52(4)
Minerals of Greece - D52 (4)
Minerals of Greece - D52 (4)
Classification:
Greek Minerals
Name:
Σπεσσαρτίνης
Translated title:
Spessartine
Place of origin:
Thapsana/Paros isl., Greece
Depositional environment:
Contact metamorphic aureole zone
Donor:
Tzortzatos
Description:
Red spessartine crystal with phlogopite and quartz. Contact metamorphosed manganese ore formed after intrusion of a Hercynian granitoid within Precambrian basement rocks.
Chemical formula:
Mn3Al2(SiO4)3
Crystal system:
Isometric
Crystal schema:
Hexoctahedral
Persistent URL:
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