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Sugilite

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Locality: 
Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto Vara, Vara Valley, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm
Description

specimen with good massive crystalline pink-violet aggregates of sugilite in matrix

Mineral Data
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Sugilite

Formula: 
K(Na,□)2Li3(Fe,Mn,Al,Zr)2[Si12O30]
Strunz: 
9.CM.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Iwagi Island, Inland Sea (Setonaikai), Ehime Prefecture, Japan

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