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Braunite from
Petalo Peak, Vasiliko Mountain, Andros, South Aegean, Greece


Locality type:Peak
Classification
Species:Braunite
Formula:Mn2+Mn63+(SiO4)O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Braunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Petalo Peak, Vasiliko Mountain, Andros, South Aegean, Greece
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:511574
Long-form Identifier:1:3:511574:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Braunite
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘApikia, Vasiliko Mountain, Andros, South Aegean, Greece
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘVitali Mine, Andros, South Aegean, Greece
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘPalos Hill, Gria Spilia, Syros, Syros-Ermoupoli, South Aegean, Greece
92.1km (57.3 miles) ⓘVarnavas, Marathon, East Attica, Attica, Greece
References
Reinecke, Thomas, Okrusch, Martin, Richter, Peter (1985) Geochemistry of ferromanganoan metasediments from the Island of Andros, Cycladic Blueschist Belt, Greece. Chemical Geology, 53 (3) 249-278 doi:10.1016/0009-2541(85)90074-9
Bonazzi, Paola, Menchetti, Silvio, Reinecke, Thomas (1996) Solid solution between piemontite and androsite-(La), a new mineral of the epidote group from Andros Island, Greece. American Mineralogist, 81 (5) 735-742 doi:10.2138/am-1996-5-620
 
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