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Petalite

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Petalite

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Description
Locality: 
Rubikon Mine, Okongava Ost Farm 72, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.5 × 8 × 3.5 cm
Description

Beautiful and rare pink petalite specimen from Wolfgang Schneider collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Petalite

Formula: 
LiAl(Si4O10)
Strunz: 
9.EF.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Utö Mines, Utö, Södermanland, Sweden