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Pargasite

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Pargasite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Hunza Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4.3 × 3.6 cm
Description

A white marble matrix has been included with a distorted - almost skeletal crystal of pargasite. The crystal dimensions are 1.8 x 1.4 tall.

Very good specimen!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pargasite

Formula: 
{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Pargas (Parainen), Southwestern Finland Region, Finland