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Norbergite With Chondrodite

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PCZ671507

Norbergite With Chondrodite

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Description
Locality: 
Skräbböle Quarry, Pargas, Southwest Finland, Finland
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 5 × 4 cm
Description

Norbergite with chondrodite (TL) in calcite. A nice clean specimen of uncommonly offered species.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Norbergite

Formula: 
Mg3(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.AF.40
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Östanmossa mine, Röberg ore field, Norberg, Västmanland, Sweden

Chondrodite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5(SiO4)2(F,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.AF.45
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Skräbböle quarry, Pargas (Parainen), Southwestern Finland Region, Finland
Peter Crozier Minerals