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Muscovite

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Muscovite

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Description
Locality: 
Zé Pinto Prospect, Aldeia, Conselheiro Pena, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13 × 11 × 8 cm
Description

Even though muscovite is a very common mineral it is hard to get beautiful specimens of it.

This is a fantastic specimen of muscovite crystals in star shape on feldspar matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White