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Kornerupine

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Kornerupine

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Description
Locality: 
Harts Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.3 × 4.6 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
5.70cm
Description

A large single crystal set in a matrix of mica schist and quartz makes this an appealing specimen.

Sits well for cabinet display.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kornerupine

Formula: 
Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BJ.50
Hardness: 
7.0
Type Locality: 
Fiskenæsset old harbour, Fiskenæsset (Fiskenaesset; Qeqertarsuatsiaat), Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland
Gondwana Minerals