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Sepiolite

Ex-David J. Eicher Collection; ex-John H. Eicher Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Eskişehir Province, Turkey
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 1.4 × 0.5 cm
Description

White crystal section of sepiolite from an unusual locality; old material acquired by John H. Eicher in the 1940s.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sepiolite

Formula: 
Mg4(Si6O15)(OH)2·6H2O
Strunz: 
9.EE.25
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bettolino, Baldissero Canavese, Canavese District, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
David J. Eicher

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