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Chromium-bearing Magnesiostaurolite
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Formula:
Mg(Mg,Li)3(Al,Cr,Mg)18Si8O44(OH)4
The material from Slovenia has up to 15 wt.% Cr2O3. The Cr-bearing magnesiostaurolite may be blue-green; crystals ≤ 500 μm in size associated with chrome-kyanite, chromian corundum and Cr-bearing spinel are known.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
47690
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:47690:8
Chemistry of Chromium-bearing Magnesiostaurolite
Mindat Formula:
Mg(Mg,Li)3(Al,Cr,Mg)18Si8O44(OH)4
Element Weights:
Synonyms of Chromium-bearing Magnesiostaurolite
Other Information
Health Risks:
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Internet Links for Chromium-bearing Magnesiostaurolite
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References for Chromium-bearing Magnesiostaurolite
Reference List:
Janák, Marian, Uher, Pavel, Ravna, Erling Krogh, Kullerud, Kåre, Vrabec, Mirijam (2015) Chromium-rich kyanite, magnesiostaurolite and corundum in ultrahigh-pressure eclogites (examples from Pohorje Mountains, Slovenia and Tromsø Nappe, Norway) European Journal of Mineralogy, 27 (3) 377-392 doi:10.1127/ejm/2015/0027-2436
Localities for Chromium-bearing Magnesiostaurolite
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All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Norway | |
| Janák et al. (2015) |
Slovenia | |
| Janák et al. (2015) |
