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Tridymite

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MNR627408

Tridymite

ex. Milan Okruhlica collection

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Description
Locality: 
Vechec, Vranov nad Topľou County, Prešov Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
10.3 × 4.4 × 3.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.40cm
Description

Ïntergrown white hexagonal crystals of tridymite up to 4 mm. Rich sample found in 1980's.

Ex.Milan Okruhlica collection

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tridymite

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.10
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pedial
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cerro San Cristóbal, Mun. de Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico