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Cordierite

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Cordierite

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Description
Locality: 
Bamble, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 6 × 5 cm
Description

This is a very old and rich cordierite specimen from Norway.

Deep blue cordierite in matrix. Specimen comes with two old labels.

Ex Alex Franz collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cordierite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0 - 7.5
Type Locality: 
Großer Arber, Bayerisch Eisenstein, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany