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Chayesite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Pauliberg Quarry, Kobersdorf, Oberpullendorf, Burgenland, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.4 × 2.2 cm
Description

Chayesite is a very rare osumilite group mineral, occurs only 4 places worldwide and probably this is the best occurence for the species. It forms dark blue-green hexagonal crystals on matrix. Nice piece with several good crystals. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chayesite

Formula: 
K(Mg,Fe)4FeSi12O30
Strunz: 
9.CM.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Moon Canyon, Woodland, Summit Co., Utah, USA
Loranth Minerals

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