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Kaersutite

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Description
Locality: 
Nickenicher Weinberg, Nickenich, Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Beautiful orange crystals of kaersutite from the famous Eifel Area of Germany. And attractive specimen with lots to look at under the hand lens.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kaersutite

Formula: 
{Na}{Ca2}{Mg3AlTi}(Al2Si6O22)O2
Strunz: 
9.DE.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Qaarsut (Kaersut), Uummannaq (Umanak), Qaasuitsup, Greenland
Peter Crozier Minerals