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Yoderite

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Description
Locality: 
Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania (United Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.3 × 2 cm
Weight: 
20.00gr
Description

Rare specimen of dark blue-violet yoderite crystal fragments in matrix from the species type locality.  There are only 2 localities reported worldwide for this very rare species.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Yoderite

Formula: 
Mg(Al,Fe3+)3(SiO4)2O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.AF.25
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania

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