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Andalusite Var Chiastolite

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Andalusite Var Chiastolite

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Description
Locality: 
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 2.5 cm
Description

Classic US specimen from Massachusetts: A one side polished crystal of andalusite var chiastolite exhibiting a nice and typical cross. The label assigns the specimen wrongly to the UK, thus quite an interesting documented mistake.

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

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