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Ladjuar Medam Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan


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Richterite

Ladjuar Medam Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan

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Richterite

Ladjuar Medam Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Richterite, etc.

Ladjuar Medam Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Richterite

Ladjuar Medam Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
00827800017271926184047.jpg
Richterite

Ladjuar Medam Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Richterite

Ladjuar Medam Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
04955130017271979261731.jpg
Richterite, etc.

Ladjuar Medam Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Richterite

Ladjuar Medam Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
00827800017271926184047.jpg
Richterite

Ladjuar Medam Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
00925870017271929245640.jpg
Richterite

Ladjuar Medam Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
04955130017271979261731.jpg
Richterite, etc.

Ladjuar Medam Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
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Richterite

Ladjuar Medam Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Richterite
Formula:Na(NaCa)Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Comments:These were initially identified as winchite, but Frank Hawthorne using WDS and SCXRD found zoned Richterite enriched in K and F, but not enough to change the species. So did Ludo Van Goethem (2021)
Habit:Large terminated prisms to several cm
Colour:yellow
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sodalite74
- var Hackmanite 53
Calcite44
Pyrrhotite14
Uraninite12
Phlogopite8
Pyrite4
Albite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Richterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ladjuar Medam Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:855728
Long-form Identifier:1:3:855728:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Dudley Blauwet (2008) Private Communication
Ludo Van Goethem (2021), The Koksha Amphibole Puzzel, UV Waves, Vol 57, No 4
 
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