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Nybøite & Jadeite

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Nybøite & Jadeite

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Description
Locality: 
Palos Hill, Gria Spilia, Syros Island, Kykládes, South Aegean, Greece
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 0.8 × 1.5 cm
Description

Deep blue elongated crystals (analyzed) associated with green jadeite (in crystals!) and tiny yellow unknown crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nybøite

Formula: 
NaNa2(Mg3Al2)(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.25
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Colour: 
Blue-grey
Type Locality: 
Nybø eclogite pod, Nordfjord, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

Jadeite

Formula: 
Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Burma (Myanmar)

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