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Steatite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Johannes Mine, Göpfersgrün, Wunsiedel, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.2 × 5 × 3.5 cm
Description

A nice example of steatite, a variety of talc, from the well-known classic German locality in the Fichtelgebirge. The specimen has cream-coloured steatite balls on a dolomite matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Steatite

Variety Of: 

Talc

Formula: 
Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.05
Hardness: 
1.0
Formula: 
Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Hardness: 
0.0
Cartils Minerals

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