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Staurolite

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MGR796976

Staurolite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Pestsovye Keivy, Keivy Mountains, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.5 × 1.6 cm
Description

The specimen is developed as floater, the crystal is end-pointed - also the horizontal, twinnde crystal shows sharp en-points - complete 360°. A really nice sample from this famous classic locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Staurolite

Formula: 
Fe2+2Al9O6(SiO4)4(O,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.AF.30
Crystal System: 
‎Monoclinic
Hardness: 
7.0 - 7.5
Colour: 
Brown