Ramanite-(Rb) Ramanite-(Cs) Santite Image

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Ramanite-(Cs), Ramanite-(Rb), Santite

Mineral:

Ramanite-(Cs): Cs[B5O6(OH)4]·2H2O
Ramanite-(Rb): Rb[B5O6(OH)4]·2H2O
Santite: KB5O6(OH)4·2(H2O)

Comments:

Unheated Type-B melt inclusions in graphic quartz. 1 = ramanite-(Cs), 2 = sassolite, 3 = ramanite-(Rb), 4 = santite, 5 = topaz, V = vapor. (AmMin, v93:1035).

Location:

Graphic pegmatite quartz from the Island of Elba, Italy.

Scale:

Scale Bar 15µm.

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