Sample location: | La Verneigette, 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 | 62 | 28.8% |
Monazite | (Ce,La,Th)PO4 | 59 | 27.4% |
Garnet | Fe2+Al2[SiO4]3 | 30 | 14.0% |
Rutile | TiO2 | 17 | 7.9% |
Anatase | TiO2 | 5 | 2.3% |
Biotite | K2(Mg,Fe2+)6-4(Fe3+,Al,Ti)0-2[Si6-5Al2-3O20]O0-2(OH,F) | 14 | 6.5% |
Anthophylitic amphibole | Mg7Si8O22(OH)2 | 3 | 1.4% |
Gedritic amphibole | Fe25Al2Si6Al2O22(OH)2 | 4 | 1.9% |
Kyanite | Al2O[SiO4] | 2 | 0.9% |
Andalusite | Al2O[SiO4] | 1 | 0.5% |
Chlorite | (Mg,Al,Fe)12[(Si,Al)8O20](OH)16 | 1 | 0.5% |
Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3F | 4 | 1.9% |
Tourmaline | Na(Mg,Fe,Mn,Li,Al)3Al6[SiO18](BO3)3(OH,F)4 | 4 | 1.9% |
Zircon | ZrSiO4 | 9 | 4.2% |
Total | 215 | 100.0% |