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Di Pierro, Simonpietro, Gnos, Edwin, Grobety, Bernard H., Armbruster, Thomas, Bernasconi, Stefano M., Ulmer, Peter (2003) Rock-forming moissanite (natural α-silicon carbide) American Mineralogist, 88 (11) 1817-1821 doi:10.2138/am-2003-11-1223

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TitleRock-forming moissanite (natural α-silicon carbide)
JournalAmerican Mineralogist
AuthorsDi Pierro, SimonpietroAuthor
Gnos, EdwinAuthor
Grobety, Bernard H.Author
Armbruster, ThomasAuthor
Bernasconi, Stefano M.Author
Ulmer, PeterAuthor
Year2003 (November)Volume88
Issue11
PublisherMineralogical Society of America
DOIdoi:10.2138/am-2003-11-1223Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferenceDi Pierro, Simonpietro, Gnos, Edwin, Grobety, Bernard H., Armbruster, Thomas, Bernasconi, Stefano M., Ulmer, Peter (2003) Rock-forming moissanite (natural α-silicon carbide) American Mineralogist, 88 (11) 1817-1821 doi:10.2138/am-2003-11-1223
Plain TextDi Pierro, Simonpietro, Gnos, Edwin, Grobety, Bernard H., Armbruster, Thomas, Bernasconi, Stefano M., Ulmer, Peter (2003) Rock-forming moissanite (natural α-silicon carbide) American Mineralogist, 88 (11) 1817-1821 doi:10.2138/am-2003-11-1223
In(2003, November) American Mineralogist Vol. 88 (11) Mineralogical Society of America

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Babakale, Ayvacık District, Çanakkale Province, Turkey
Alleged Moissanite occurrence, İzmir Province, Turkey

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Moissanite
UM2003-22-Si:AlCaFe
UM2003-23-Si:AlCaFe
UM2003-24-Si:AlFe
UM2003-25-Si:Ca
UM2003-26-Si:FeTi

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LocalityMineral(s)
Babakale, Ayvacık District, Çanakkale Province, Turkeyⓘ Brucite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Magnesiochromite, ⓘ Magnesite, ⓘ Moissanite, ⓘ Phlogopite-3T, ⓘ Quartz, ⓘ UM2003-22-Si:AlCaFe, ⓘ UM2003-23-Si:AlCaFe, ⓘ UM2003-24-Si:AlFe, ⓘ UM2003-25-Si:Ca, ⓘ UM2003-26-Si:FeTi
Alleged Moissanite occurrence, İzmir Province, Turkeyⓘ Brucite, ⓘ Calcite, ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series, ⓘ Magnesiochromite, ⓘ Magnesite, ⓘ Moissanite, ⓘ Orthopyroxene Subgroup, ⓘ Phlogopite, ⓘ Phlogopite-3T, ⓘ Quartz

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