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Hingganite-(Y) Amphibole

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Hingganite-(Y) Amphibole

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Malosa, Zomba, Southern Region, Malawi
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.7 × 0.5 cm
Description

 light-yellowish-green high lustery long prismatic 5 mm Hingganit-(Y) crystals, intergrown with small Quartz crystals to a 1 cm (MM) to 2 cm (KS) large pseudomorphs, probably after an Amphibole

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amphibole

Synonym Of: 

Amphibole Supergroup

Formula: 
AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hardness: 
0.0