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Quartz & Fuchsite

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Quartz & Fuchsite

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Description
Locality: 
Pasto Bueno, Ancash Department, Peru
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.2 × 4.9 × 3.8 cm
Description

A cluster of super vitreous lustrous and almost water-clear quartz crystals from Peru which is hosting several aggregates of fuchsite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Fuchsite

Variety Of: 

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Formula: 
K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2
Hardness: 
0.0