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Staurolite & Garnet

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Staurolite & Garnet

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Description
Locality: 
Keivy Mountains, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12.5 × 7.7 × 2.5 cm
Description

Exceptional size of staurolite and exceptional and very rare combination with garnet. Excellent contrast to matrix.

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