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Madeiraite

New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
Terra do Baptista, Porto da Cruz, Machico, Madeira Islands, Portugal
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.2 × 1.3 cm
Description

One of the samples from the first block who gave the new species!

Two major vugs with beautiful groups of golden yellow madeiraite. More crystals are present.

Author's material (ex coll. Pedro Alves).

Collected: 
2020
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Madeiraite

Formula: 
Na2Ca2Fe2Zr2(Si2O7)2O2F2
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Type Locality: 
Serrado Gabbro Outcrop, Porto da Cruz, Machico, Madeira Island, Madeira, Portugal Or Terra do Baptista Gabbro Outcrop, Porto da Cruz, Machico, Madeira Island, Madeira, Portugal...