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Albite from
Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline4
- var Amazonite4
Quartz1
- var Smoky Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:629028
Long-form Identifier:1:3:629028:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘBupo I dyke (Bupo pegmatite), Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
References
A Geological Excursion To The Mesozoic Sediments Of The Abay Basin ( Blue Nile), Recent Volcanics Of The Ethiopian Main Rift And Basement Rocks Of The Adola Rea, Ethiopia. Mitt. Österr. Miner. Ges. 147 (2002)
KÞster, Dirk (2009) Granitoid-hosted Ta mineralization in the Arabian–Nubian Shield: Ore deposit types, tectono-metallogenetic setting and petrogenetic framework. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (1). 68-86 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.008
 
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