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Garronite-Ca from
Mount Skessa, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Garronite-Ca
Formula:Na2Ca5Al12Si20O64 · 27H2O
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
SiO245.15 %
Al2O323.35 %
Fe2O30.02 %
CaO10.32 %
BaO0.09 %
Na2O2.96 %
K2O0.16 %
H2O18.74 %
Total:100.79 %
Sample references:
1 -
Walker, G. P. L. (1962) Garronite, a new zeolite, from Ireland and Iceland. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 33 (258). 173-186 doi:10.1180/minmag.1962.033.258.01
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garronite-Ca data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Skessa, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:66049
Long-form Identifier:1:3:66049:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garronite-Ca
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘFossdalur, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘTeigargerdistindur, Reyðarfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘLambadalstindur, Fáskrúðsfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘFagridalur, Fljótsdalshérað, Múlaþing, Eastern Region, Iceland
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘDigritindur, Fáskrúðsfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘBæjartindur, Breiðdalur, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘSkagafell, Fljótsdalshérað, Múlaþing, Eastern Region, Iceland
16.0km (9.9 miles) ⓘHáöxl, Fáskrúðsfjörður, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘGunnarstindur area, Stödvarfjörđur, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘGötutindur, Stödvarfjörđur, Fjarðabyggð, Eastern Region, Iceland
References
Walker, G. P. L. (1962) Garronite, a new zeolite, from Ireland and Iceland. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 33 (258). 173-186 doi:10.1180/minmag.1962.033.258.01
Betz, Volker (1981) Famous mineral localities: Zeolites from Iceland and the Faeroes. The Mineralogical Record, 12 (1) 5-26
 
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