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Anthophyllite

ex Arno Hartmann collection

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Description
Locality: 
Kaveltorp Mines, Kopparberg, Ljusnarsberg, Örebro County, Sweden
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.9 × 6.9 × 4.8 cm
Description

Nice large specimen with silky lustrous silvery-brown crystal groups to 2.5 cm length.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Anthophyllite

Formula: 
☐{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Kjennerudvann Anthophyllite Prospect, Kjennerudvann, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway