#lorenzenite

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What would a pyrope and a olivine fusion be?

Pyrope + Olivine: -Dravite

-Clinozoisite

-Lorenzenite

-Csarite

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Lorenzenite

Lavas and magmas are distinguished according to the percentage of silica they contain, along with the percentages of other major and trace elements present in their constituents. The percentage of silica affects both the properties of the magma (more silica makes them more viscous for example, and the consequent eruptions more explosive) and what minerals form when it erupts and freezes as lava. In many cases there is plenty of silica to go round and the more common feldspars, pyroxenes, olivine or amphiboles form, but when the magma is undersaturated in silica (ie doesn't have enough to combine with elements into separate silicates, say of sodium and titanium) then a distinct class of minerals, and lavas form.

This rare mineral is one of them, typically forming as grey, pink, mauve or brown prisms that only occur in a couple places on Earth, at least in any appreciable size. It was discovered in Greenland in 1897, and mineralogists later realised that it had been 'discovered' a second time in Russia's Kola Peninsula (where it was christened Ramsayite, which is still used as a synonym at times). Its source rock is a granitoid rock crystallised from a magma that stalled on the way up called a nepheline syenite, filled with silica undersaturated minerals. It was named after a Danish mineralogist who was an expert on Greenland's rocks. The 3.6 x 2.8 x 2 cm specimen on matrix was mined in Russia.

Loz

Image credit: Spirifer Minerals

https://www.mindat.org/min-2436.html http://bit.ly/2yOdtBu http://www.galleries.com/Lorenzenite

[wigmund]

From Mindat.Org Photo Of The Day; March 1, 2018:

Lorenzenite

Locality: Selsurt Mt (Flora Mt), Lovozero Massif, Murmanskaya Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

“Lorenzenite. A brown, very sharp, doubly terminated Lorenzenite crystal 16 mm. long, on matrix. The crystal is well exposed, and has good luster. Black Aegirine needles to 25 mm. in association. Dimensions: 4.4cm x 3cm x 2.5cm; Weight: 40g. Terry Burtzlaff”

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Lorenzenite

Khibiny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia

[refrhaine]

:(

Why aren't there any Lorenzenite posts in tumblr? It looks really pretty. ;A;

And I found this page.

So, that "Eucles" in the translated script should actually be "Euclase", and "Cornelvin" should really be "Kornerupine"! I thought that was just Engrish haha oh shit man