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Andalusite Var Chiastolite

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Andalusite Var Chiastolite

ex coll. Francois Verhallen, 1973
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Bimbowrie Station, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.7 × 1.4 cm
Description

Small, nice specimen with a cross to 1.9 cm length. The specimen is sawed and polished on one side.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Andalusite

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AF.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
El Cardoso de la Sierra, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Chiastolite

Variety Of: 

Andalusite

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AF.10
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.5
Hardness: 
0.0