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Saidenbachite
A rock subtype
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Diamondiferous quartz-feldspar gneiss that formed at ultrahigh pressures and was heated to more than 1000 °C (Massonne, 2003).
The microdiamonds up to 30 μm, but generally between 5 to 10 μm, in diameter occur as inclusions in garnet and other phases.
Type locality is the Saidenbach reservoir, Forchheim, Pockau-Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
The microdiamonds up to 30 μm, but generally between 5 to 10 μm, in diameter occur as inclusions in garnet and other phases.
Type locality is the Saidenbach reservoir, Forchheim, Pockau-Lengefeld, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
470580
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:470580:8
Classification of Saidenbachite
Internet Links for Saidenbachite
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