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Dumortierite

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Dumortierite

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Description
Locality: 
Dehesa, San Diego County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Description

Good violet-blue radial groups of dumortierite in matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dumortierite

Formula: 
(Al,Fe3+)7(SiO4)3(BO3)O3
Strunz: 
9.AJ.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0 - 8.0
Type Locality: 
Ducarre's Quarry, Beaunant, Chaponost, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France...
Peter Crozier Minerals