Call number:
E8
Classification:
Oxides
Name:
Κορούνδιο ποικ. Ζαφείρι
Translated title:
Corundum var. Sapphire
Place of origin:
Naxos isl., Greece
Depositional environment:
Regionaly metamorphosed rocks
Description:
Sapphire crystals in plumasite composed of anorthite and tourmaline. Desilicified pegmatite (plumasite) formed by the intrusion of a pegmatite dike within an ultrabasic body. This rock type occurs near the contact between the migmatitic dome and the metamorphic cover of Naxos.
Chemical formula:
Al2O3
Crystal system:
Trigonal
Crystal schema:
Hexagonal Scalenohedral
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