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Ferroglaucophane

Mineral:

Ferroglaucophane: [ ]Na2(Fe++3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2

Comments:

Back-scattered electron images of the ferroglaucophane (FG) schist showing compositional zoning and are fringed with actinolites (thin and lighter-colored parts. (Earth Science Reports, v4:33).

Location:

Ferroglaucophane schist from the Ohsa-yama area, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Scale:

Scale Bar 100 µm.

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