811 - Tridymite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Akri
Greece

Contributors

Arthur Montgomery

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

811

Mineral Name

Tridymite

Chemical Formula

SiO2

Subcollection

Arthur Montgomery
Specimen Number
006

"Quartz paramorph after tridymite"

White plates in rhyolite, particularly rich

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Akrotiri, Akri Island, Greece

Locality Lat/Long

39.9975715, 21.9647548
Original Attributed Locality
Greece
Santorini
Akrotiri
Geographic Features
Akrotiri
Arki Island