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Pleonaste

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Pleonaste

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Description
Locality: 
Aldan, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Description

A very large pleonast crystal sitting beautiful on top of this specimen.

With large epidote crystals in calcite matrix.

Ex Wendland collection, Germany - obtained 1994

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pleonaste

Variety Of: 

Spinel

Formula: 
MgAl2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Hardness: 
0.0