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Vermiculite

Ex-David J. Eicher Collection

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Description
Locality: 
Haines & Kibblehouse Quarry, Fulton, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 6.7 × 1.4 cm
Description

Plate of stacked crystals of the unusual magnesium aluminum silicate mineral from an old locality in the United States. Great golden-hay color and a fine cabinet specimen not often seen for sale.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vermiculite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe,Al)3((Al,Si)4O10)(OH)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
9.EC.50
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Millbury, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA
David J. Eicher

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