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Gianfagna, Antonio, Oberti, Roberta (2001) Fluoro-edenite from Biancavilla (Catania, Sicily, Italy): Crystal chemistry of a new amphibole end-member. American Mineralogist, 86 (11) 1489-1493 doi:10.2138/am-2001-11-1217

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TitleFluoro-edenite from Biancavilla (Catania, Sicily, Italy): Crystal chemistry of a new amphibole end-member
JournalAmerican Mineralogist
AuthorsGianfagna, AntonioAuthor
Oberti, RobertaAuthor
Year2001 (November)Volume86
Issue11
PublisherMineralogical Society of America
Download URLhttps://rruff.info/doclib/am/vol86/AM86_1489.pdf+
DOIdoi:10.2138/am-2001-11-1217Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceGianfagna, Antonio, Oberti, Roberta (2001) Fluoro-edenite from Biancavilla (Catania, Sicily, Italy): Crystal chemistry of a new amphibole end-member. American Mineralogist, 86 (11) 1489-1493 doi:10.2138/am-2001-11-1217
Plain TextGianfagna, Antonio, Oberti, Roberta (2001) Fluoro-edenite from Biancavilla (Catania, Sicily, Italy): Crystal chemistry of a new amphibole end-member. American Mineralogist, 86 (11) 1489-1493 doi:10.2138/am-2001-11-1217
In(2001, November) American Mineralogist Vol. 86 (11) Mineralogical Society of America

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Mt Calvario, Biancavilla, Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italy

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Fluoro-edenite

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Mt Calvario, Biancavilla, Metropolitan City of Catania, Sicily, Italyⓘ Feldspar Group, ⓘ Fluorapatite, ⓘ Fluoro-edenite, ⓘ Hematite, ⓘ Magnetite, ⓘ Pseudobrookite, ⓘ Pyroxene Group, ⓘ Quartz

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