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Taaffeite: Magnesiotaaffeite-6N3S: (Mg,Fe++,Zn)2Al6BeO12 Magnesiotaaffeite-2N2S: Mg3Al8BeO16
Comments: BSE image of magnesiotaaffeite-6N3S (Mgt-6N3S) with a central lamella of magnesiotaaffeite-2N2S (Mgt-2N2S). Other minerals Spl: spinel; Chl: clinochlore. Location: Polymetamorphic dolomite marble at Eastern Alps, Stubenberg, Styria, Austria. (CanMin, v46:1195). Scale: See Image. © Canadian Mineralogist