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Microsommite from
Puy de Ténuzet quarry, Saint-Ours-les-Roches, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Microsommite | |
| Formula: | Na4K2Ca2(Al6Si6O24)(SO4)Cl2 | |
| Comments: | Identified by EPMA as a member of the cancrinite group; microsommite is the only member that matches the chemistry, although no crystallographic study has been done so far. | |
| Habit: | Hexagonal prisms | |
| Colour: | colourless to white | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | EPMA | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Microsommite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Puy de Ténuzet quarry, Saint-Ours-les-Roches, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 645777 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:645777:8 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Microsommite | ||
| 27.7km (17.2 miles) | ⓘPuy de Vivanson Quarry, Perpezat, Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France | |
| References | ||
Puy de Ténuzet quarry, Saint-Ours-les-Roches, Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France