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Afghanite from
Tre Croci, Vetralla, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy


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Afghanite

Tre Croci, Vetralla, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
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Afghanite

Tre Croci, Vetralla, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
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Afghanite

Tre Croci, Vetralla, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
07589320017272001258523.jpg
Afghanite

Tre Croci, Vetralla, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
07419690017272001177720.jpg
Afghanite

Tre Croci, Vetralla, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
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Afghanite

Tre Croci, Vetralla, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
07589320017272001258523.jpg
Afghanite

Tre Croci, Vetralla, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
07419690017272001177720.jpg
Afghanite

Tre Croci, Vetralla, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
01524730017272001199207.jpg
Afghanite

Tre Croci, Vetralla, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
Locality type:Village
Classification
Species:Afghanite
Formula:(Na,K)22Ca10(Si24Al24O96)(SO4)6Cl6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Piergorite-(Ce)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Afghanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Tre Croci, Vetralla, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:57532
Long-form Identifier:1:3:57532:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Afghanite
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘLe Carcarelle, Viterbo, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘPian di San Martino, Vetralla, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘCastellaccio di Petrignano, Viterbo, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘSan Martino al Cimino, Viterbo, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘMt Saliette, Valentano, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
35.7km (22.2 miles) ⓘFosso Attici, Magliano Romano, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Lazio, Italy
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘPoggio Pinzo (Gradoli pozzolana quarry), Gradoli, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
40.6km (25.3 miles) ⓘMontenero Quarry, Onano, Viterbo Province, Lazio, Italy
45.1km (28.1 miles) ⓘCase Collina, Pitigliano, Grosseto Province, Tuscany, Italy
References
Boiocchi, M. (2006) The crystal structure of piergorite-(Ce), Ca8Ce2(Al0.5 Fe0.53+)Σ1([],Li,Be)2Si6B8O36(OH,F)2: A new borosilicate from Vetralla, Italy, with a modified hellandite-type chain. American Mineralogist, 91 (7). 1170-1177 doi:10.2138/am.2006.2139
 
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