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Spodumene

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Spodumene

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Description
Locality: 
Haapaluoma Pegmatite, Peräseinäjoki, Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia, Finland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 6 × 5.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.60cm
Description

Light greenish-grey spodumene crystal that reach 46 mm in size and is very aerial, exposed about ¾ on a quartz matrix. It is doubly-ended and almost complete, showing some UV fluorescence under long waves.

Collected by Manfred Fabig (DE) on july 25th/1975 at the Haapaluoma pegmatite in Finland. Uncommon locality in collections. Specimen #1629.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spodumene

Formula: 
LiAlSi2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Colour: 
colorless, yellow
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Utö Mines, Utö, Södermanland, Sweden

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