klöchite
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Klöchite is a cyclosilicate mineral of the Osumilite Group, found in a basalt quarry in Klöch, Austria. The basalt quarry it was found in is part of the Styrian Basin Volcanic Field in south-eastern Austria. Klöchite was found to be hosted in a xenolith primarily composed of quartz, sanidine, and diopside. Very few vesicles in the xenolith held Klöchite crystals, and only two samples were taken for study.
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- chemical formula
- (Fe²⁺Fe³⁺)☐₂KZn₃(Si₁₂O₃₀)
- Nickel-Strunz 9th edition (updated 2009)
- 9.CM.05
- IMA Mineral Symbol
- Klö
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Klöchite is a cyclosilicate mineral of the Osumilite Group, found in a basalt quarry in Klöch, Austria. The basalt quarry it was found in is part of the Styrian Basin Volcanic Field in south-eastern Austria. Klöchite was found to be hosted in a xenolith primarily composed of quartz, sanidine, and diopside. Very few vesicles in the xenolith held Klöchite crystals, and only two samples were taken for study.
==Occurrence== Klöchite was found at the Klöch volcano in south-east Austria. The town of Klöch has a basalt mine, where a SiO2-rich xenolith protrudes. Small vesicles in the xenolith are found to host titanite, enstatite, forsterite, and other minerals including klöchite. Klöchite has also been found in the town of Porto da Cruz, Madeira, Portugal, in a gabbro outcrop.