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Kakanui Garnet (silicate) - ID NMNH 143968

First entry: 01/02/16 || Last update: 28/07/21 || Status: accepted

General information
Mineral class Sub-class Group Species	Silicate Nesosilicate Garnet Pyrope
Synthetic?	no
Formula Standard element(s)	(Mg,Fe,Ca,Mn)3Al2(SiO4)3 Si Al Mg
Origin, rock type...	Kakanui, New Zealand

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(*) Recommended analysis.

Analysis 1
Reference	E. Jarosewich
Analysis type	unknown

Wt-% oxide		Wt-% element		Atom: N/A
41.4600 0.4700 23.7300 10.6800 18.5100 0.2800 5.1700	SiO2 TiO2 Al2O3 FeO MgO MnO CaO	19.3801 0.2817 12.5593 8.3017 11.1623 0.2168 3.6950 44.7031	Si Ti Al Fe Mg Mn Ca O
100.300		100.300

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Jarosewich, E. (1972) Chemical analysis of five minerals for microprobe standards. Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences 9, 83-84
Jarosewich, E., Nelen, J. A., and Norberg, J. A. (1980) Reference Samples for Electron Microprobe Analysis. Geostandards Newsletter 4, p. 43-47

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Material: mineral (size: 0.840 mm - 0.590 mm, 0.590 mm - 0.420 mm, 0.420 mm - 0.297 mm, or 0.297 mm - 0.250 mm)
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