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Okenite: Ca3[Si6O15]·6(H2O)

Comments: Cotton-ball cluster of white okenite crystals.
Location: Khandivali quarry, Maharashtra, India. Scale: 3x3x2 cm.
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Okenite: Ca3[Si6O15]·6(H2O)

Comments: Cotton-ball cluster of white okenite crystals.
Location: Khandivali quarry, Maharashtra, India. Scale: 3x3x2 cm.
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Oligoclase: (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8  
Plagioclase: (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8

Comments: Rectangular cleavage fragment of salmon-orange oligoclase (sunstone) feldspar.
Location: Norway. Scale: 47x30x7 mm.
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Oligoclase: (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8  
Plagioclase: (Na,Ca)(Si,Al)4O8

Comments: Rectangular cleavage fragment of salmon-orange oligoclase (sunstone) feldspar.
Location: Norway. Scale: 47x30x7 mm.
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Opal: SiO2·n(H2O)

Comments: Section of fossilized tree limb that is now completely replaced by black opal.
Location: Virgin Valley District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA. Scale: 20x13x11 mm.
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Opal: SiO2·n(H2O)

Comments: Section of fossilized tree limb that is now completely replaced by black opal.
Location: Virgin Valley District, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA. Scale: 20x13x11 mm.
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Panunzite: (K,Na)AlSiO4

Comments: Translucent colorless panunzite crystals lining a small cavity in greenish volcanic matrix.
Location: Valle de Diablo, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Campania, Italy (Type Locality for Panunzite). Scale: Crystal Size 1-1.5 mm.
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Panunzite: (K,Na)AlSiO4

Comments: Translucent colorless panunzite crystals lining a small cavity in greenish volcanic matrix.
Location: Valle de Diablo, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Campania, Italy (Type Locality for Panunzite). Scale: Crystal Size 1-1.5 mm.
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Pentlandite: (Fe,Ni)9S8

Comments: Ore sample of a mixture of several sulfide minerals: pentlandite, chalcopyrite, and pyrrhotite.
Location: Frood-Stobie Mine, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada. Scale: 20x15x7 mm.
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Pentlandite: (Fe,Ni)9S8

Comments: Ore sample of a mixture of several sulfide minerals: pentlandite, chalcopyrite, and pyrrhotite.
Location: Frood-Stobie Mine, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada. Scale: 20x15x7 mm.
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Petalite: LiAlSi4O10

Comments: Translucent, gemmy , equant petalite crystal with an etched surface texture resulting in irregular faces.
Location: Paprok, Konar (Kunar; Konarh; Konarha; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan. Scale: 5x3.5x3 cm.
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Petalite: LiAlSi4O10

Comments: Translucent, gemmy , equant petalite crystal with an etched surface texture resulting in irregular faces.
Location: Paprok, Konar (Kunar; Konarh; Konarha; Nuristan) Province, Afghanistan. Scale: 5x3.5x3 cm.
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Plattnerite: PbO2

Comments: Rhombic calcite crystals with overgrowth of sparkling black plattnerite crystals.
Location: Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. Scale: 5x3x2 cm..
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Plattnerite: PbO2

Comments: Rhombic calcite crystals with overgrowth of sparkling black plattnerite crystals.
Location: Ojuela mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico. Scale: 5x3x2 cm..
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Plumbomicrolite: (Pb,Ca,U)2Ta2O6(OH)

Comments: Gray, octahedral crystal of plumbomicrolite.
Location: Ploskaya Mt, Keivy Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. Scale: 20x17x13 mm.
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Plumbomicrolite: (Pb,Ca,U)2Ta2O6(OH)

Comments: Gray, octahedral crystal of plumbomicrolite.
Location: Ploskaya Mt, Keivy Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia. Scale: 20x17x13 mm.
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Pumpellyite-(Fe++): Ca2Fe++(Al,Fe+++)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2·(H2O)

Comments: Gas cavities in basalt matrix lined with sprays of 1 mm green pumpellyite-(Fe) crystals.
Location: Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA. Scale: 25x15x15 mm.
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Pumpellyite-(Fe++): Ca2Fe++(Al,Fe+++)2(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)2·(H2O)

Comments: Gas cavities in basalt matrix lined with sprays of 1 mm green pumpellyite-(Fe) crystals.
Location: Braen's Quarry, Haledon, Passaic Co., New Jersey, USA. Scale: 25x15x15 mm.
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Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3

Comments: Transparent, dark-red pyrope garnet.
Location: Governador Valadares, Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil. Scale: 6x6x6 mm.
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Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3

Comments: Transparent, dark-red pyrope garnet.
Location: Governador Valadares, Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil. Scale: 6x6x6 mm.
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