Sample location: | Le Verraux, France |
Deposit: | River sand |
Date: | 13-Oct-2021 |
Proportions of translucent heavy minerals
Hornblende | (Ca,Na)2–3(Mg,Fe,Al)5(Al,Si)8O22(OH,F)2 | 160 | 67.5% |
Biotite | K2(Mg,Fe2+)6-4(Fe3+,Al,Ti)0-2[Si6-5Al2-3O20]O0-2(OH,F) | 34 | 14.3% |
Garnet | Fe2+Al2[SiO4]3 | 18 | 7.6% |
Tourmaline | Na(Mg,Fe,Mn,Li,Al)3Al6[SiO18](BO3)3(OH,F)4 | 12 | 5.1% |
Epidote | Ca2Fe3+Al2O.OH[Si2O7][SiO4] | 6 | 2.5% |
Clinozoisite | Ca2Al.Al2O.OH[SiO7][SiO4] | 3 | 1.3% |
Andalusite | Al2O[SiO4] | 1 | 0.4% |
Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 1 | 0.4% |
Zircon | ZrSiO4 | 1 | 0.4% |
Sphene (titanite) | CaTi[SiO4] (O, OH, F) | 1 | 0.4% |
Total | 237 | 100.0% |