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Klöchite

klöchite

(Fe²⁺Fe³⁺)☐2KZn3(Si12O30)

ATHENA - Pierre Perroud. MINERALOGY. Mineral Pictures. KLOCHITE (Klöchite).

ATHENA - Pierre Perroud. MINERALOGY. Mineral Pictures. KLOCHITE (Klöchite). — via athena.unige.ch · Source

Overview

Klöchite is a cyclosilicate mineral of the Osumilite Group, found in a basalt quarry in Klöch, Austria. The basalt quarry it was found in is part of the Styrian Basin Volcanic Field in south-eastern Austria. Klöchite was found to be hosted in a xenolith primarily composed of quartz, sanidine, and diopside. Very few vesicles in the xenolith held Klöchite crystals, and only two samples were taken for study.

Scientific references

  1. Klöchite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19860897 Link
  2. Klöchite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kl%C3%B6chite Link