| Sample location: | Lima, Peru |
| Deposit: | Beach sand |
| Date: | 5-Jan-2021 |
Proportions of translucent heavy minerals
| Hornblende | (Ca,Na)2–3(Mg,Fe,Al)5(Al,Si)8O22(OH,F)2 | 195 | 73.9% |
| Augiet | (Ca,Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Ti,Al)2[(Si,Al)2O6] | 27 | 10.2% |
| Hyperstene | (Fe2+,Mg)2[Si2O6] | 8 | 3.0% |
| Sphene (titanite) | CaTi[SiO4] (O, OH, F) | 12 | 4.5% |
| Garnet | Fe2+Al2[SiO4]3 | 5 | 1.9% |
| Epidote | Ca2Fe3+Al2O.OH[Si2O7][SiO4] | 8 | 3.0% |
| Chlorite | (Mg,Al,Fe)12[(Si,Al)8O20](OH)16 | 1 | 0.4% |
| Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 4 | 1.5% |
| Vesuvianite | Ca19(Al,Fe3+)10(Mg,Fe2+)(Si2O7)4(SiO4)10(O,OH,F)10 | 2 | 0.8% |
| Zircon | ZrSiO4 | 2 | 0.8% |
| Total | 264 | 100.0% |
Pie chart of translucent heavy minerals
Picture of heavy mineral strewn slide
