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Titanite from
Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Titanite | |
| Formula: | CaTiO(SiO4) | |
| Comments: | Relatively small but very well-formed crystals. They almost always appear associated with prehnite, oligoclase, and actinolite. | |
| Colour: | The colors range from yellow, orange, green, yellowish-green, to very dark green. | |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Prehnite | 31 | |
| Actinolite | 20 | |
| Albite | 20 | |
| - var Oligoclase | 18 | |
| - var Oligoclase-Albite | 2 | |
| Calcite | 3 | |
| Chlorite Group | 3 | |
| Anorthite | 1 | |
| Fluorapatite | 1 | |
| Hornblende Root Name Group | 1 | |
| Ferro-actinolite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Titanite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (64 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 220040 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:220040:8 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Titanite | ||
| 36.8km (22.9 miles) | ⓘMonte de São Bartolomeu, Nazaré, Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal | |
| 61.5km (38.2 miles) | ⓘMata da Torre, Famalicão, Nazaré, Leiria, Portugal | |
| 62.3km (38.7 miles) | ⓘAvarela quarry (Casal da Avarela), Santa Maria e São Pedro e Sobral da Lagoa, Óbidos, Leiria, Portugal | |
| References | ||
Montijos quarry, Montijos, Monte Redondo e Carreira, Leiria, Leiria, Portugal