ID: 1088
rec_id: 1088
site_name: Iron Hill carbonatite complex
oremin: Fibrous blue magnesio-arfvedsonite and richterite are found in the groundmass, often occurring as large mats"" (Lowers, 2005, p. 23)
devel: outcrops
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