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Fuchsite & Pyrite On Glaucophane

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Fuchsite & Pyrite On Glaucophane

ex coll. Casazza

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Description
Locality: 
Pollone, Biella Province, Piedmont, Italy
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 3.5 × 3 cm
Description

Nice green fuchsite crystals and pyrite on black, glossy glaucophane.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fuchsite

Variety Of: 

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Formula: 
K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Hardness: 
0.0

Pyrite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

Glaucophane

Formula: 
◻[Na2][Mg3Al2]Si8O22(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.25
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Syros Island (Syra), Cyclade Islands (Cyclades; Kikladhes; Nomos Kikladhon), Kykládes Prefecture, Aegean Islands Department (Aiyaíon), Greece

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