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Illite

Large Illite Image

Mineral:

Illite: (K,H3O)(Al,Mg,Fe)2(Si,Al)4O10[(OH)2,(H2O)]

Comments:

Wispy, authigenic illite crystals lining a pore space in sandstone. SEM image from a core sample.

Location:

Unknown.

Scale:

Picture size 33 µ-m.

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