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Aenigmatite from USA

8RY-KUGAenigmatite Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36] , Microcline K(AlSi3O8) , Quartz SiO2

Multiple photos available
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Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA

Field of View: 4.5 mm

Dark maroon to black intergrown needles of aenigmatite with white microcline and colorless quartz rarely occurs in granite found over the road bank at milepost 166 at Washington Pass, Okanogan County, Washington. The specimen was found by Randy Becker in the mid 1980's. The specimen is in the Randy Becker Collection, No. RB80. Photo by Rudy Tschernich.
Copyright: © Rudy W. Tschernich      Photo ID: 764710     Uploaded by: Rudy Tschernich   Approval date: 2016-08-09   View Count: 406   Approval status: Public galleries    Type: Photo - 4147 x 2764 pixels (11.5 Mpix)

07C-45LAenigmatite Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36] , Quartz SiO2

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Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA

A 1.5mm mass of Aenigmatite in quartz. Photographed by, and in the collection of, Karl Volkman. Collected by Randy Becker
Copyright: © Karl Volkman 03/07      Photo ID: 98106     Uploaded by: Karl Volkman   Approval date: 2007-03-30   View Count: 1280   Approval status: Public galleries    Type: Photo - 700 x 648 pixels (0.5 Mpix)

G4J-94EAenigmatite Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]

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Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA

Field of View: 1.3 mm

Maroon aenigmatite in a quartz feldspar matrix.
Photographed by and in the collection of Douglas Merson.
Copyright: © 2020 Douglas Merson      Photo ID: 1055612     Uploaded by: Douglas Merson   Approval date: 2020-05-30   View Count: 245   Approval status: Public galleries    Type: Photo - 3358 x 2185 pixels (7.3 Mpix)

YQA-GYAAenigmatite Na4[Fe2+10Ti2]O4[Si12O36]

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Washington Pass, Golden Horn Batholith, Okanogan County, Washington, USA

Field of View: 1.6 mm

Two groupings of maroon aenigmatite.
Doug Merson photo and collection.
Copyright: © 1/2017 Douglas Merson      Photo ID: 800186     Uploaded by: Douglas Merson   Approval date: 2017-01-30   View Count: 425   Approval status: Public galleries    Type: Photo - 4132 x 2754 pixels (11.4 Mpix)
 
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