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Moissanite, Silicon
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| Mineral: | Moissanite: SiC Silicon: Si | |||||
| Comments: | Backscattered electron image of metallic inclusion in moissanite (SiC). The gray shading in the BSE mage consists mainly of pure silicon (Si metal). The brighter areas are composed of Fe-silicide. (AmMin, 88:1818). | |||||
| Location: | Found in a cobble at a beach along the Turkish coast of the Mediterranean Sea, around 150 km NW from Izmir, and is most likely derived from Tertiary volcanic rocks outcropping in the area. | |||||
| Scale: | Scalebar 200 µ-m. | |||||
| Copyright: | © American Mineralogist | |||||
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