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Phenakite from
A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain


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Phenakite

A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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Phenakite, etc.

A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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Phenakite

A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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Phenakite

A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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Phenakite

A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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Phenakite, etc.

A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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Phenakite

A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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Phenakite

A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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Phenakite

A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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Phenakite, etc.

A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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Phenakite

A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
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Phenakite

A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Classification
Species:Phenakite
Formula:Be2SiO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Phlogopite4
Chrysoberyl3
- var Alexandrite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Phenakite data
Locality Data:Click here to view A Franqueira, A Cañiza, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8566
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8566:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Phenakite
67.5km (42.0 miles) ⓘEastern pegmatite, Muro Alto Mine, Anjos e Vilar do Chão, Vieira do Minho, Braga, Portugal
89.6km (55.7 miles) ⓘSeixigal (Pereira de Selão), Vilas Boas, Vidago, Chaves, Vila Real, Portugal
References
Calvo, Miguel, García, José Ramón (1997) Emerald and Associated Minerals from A Franqueira, Pontevedra, Spain. The Mineralogical Record, 28 (6) 497-501
Marcos-Pascual, C., Moreiras, D.B. (1997) Characterization of alexandrite, emerald and phenakite from Franqueira (NW Spain) The Journal of Gemmology, 25 (5) 340-357 doi:10.15506/jog.1997.25.5.340
 
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