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Laihunite

Mineral:

Laihunite: Fe++Fe+++2(SiO4)2

Comments:

B&W optical micrograph of eulysite in reflected light. Fayalite (Fa) in dark gray with rhe layered laihunite (La) in light gray, pyroxene (Py), and magnetite (Mt). AmMin v69:154.

Location:

Hebei Iron mine, China.

Scale:

See Image.

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