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Calcium-bearing Elpidite from
Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia


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Calcium-bearing Elpidite, etc.

Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
05921060017272003949658.jpg
Calcium-bearing Elpidite, etc.

Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
06164530017272003966540.jpg
Calcium-bearing Elpidite, etc.

Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
08198780017363594141106.jpg
Calcium-bearing Elpidite, etc.

Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
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Calcium-bearing Elpidite, etc.

Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
05921060017272003949658.jpg
Calcium-bearing Elpidite, etc.

Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
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Calcium-bearing Elpidite, etc.

Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
08198780017363594141106.jpg
Calcium-bearing Elpidite, etc.

Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
07338740017271951651895.jpg
Calcium-bearing Elpidite, etc.

Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
05921060017272003949658.jpg
Calcium-bearing Elpidite, etc.

Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
06164530017272003966540.jpg
Calcium-bearing Elpidite, etc.

Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
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Calcium-bearing Elpidite, etc.

Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Elpidite var: Calcium-bearing Elpidite
Formula:(Na,Ca)2ZrSi6O15 · 3H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine8
Hydroastrophyllite4
Leucoxene2
Armstrongite1
Arfvedsonite1
Quartz1
Microcline1
Albite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcium-bearing Elpidite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Khan Bogd Peralkaline Granite, Khanbogd District, Ömnögovi Province, Mongolia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:824149
Long-form Identifier:1:3:824149:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Vladykin N.V., Kovalenko V.I., Dorfman M.D. (1981) Mineralogical and geochemical pecularities of Khan Bogdo massif of an alkaline granites (MPR), - Moscow, Nauka, p. 136 (in Rus.)
J Kynický, C Xu, J Mašek, O Jaroš, H Káňová (2009) Arfvedsonite pegmatites of Khan Bogd massif, Mongolia: Zr mineralization. pp222-224 in Czech
Kynicky, J., Chakhmouradian, A. R., Xu, C., Krmicek, L., Galiova, M. (2011) Distribution and evolution of zirconium mineralization in peralkaline granites and associated pegmatites of the Khan Bogd complex, southern Mongolia. The Canadian Mineralogist, 49 (4). 947-965 doi:10.3749/canmin.49.4.947
 
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