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Kornerupine

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Kornerupine

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Description
Locality: 
Ikalamavony, Haute Matsiatra, Madagascar
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 0.7 × 0.6 cm
Description

An impressive prismatic crystal of kornerupine with translucent dark green colour. It is free of damage and comes from French collector and Professor Dr. Zelimir Gabelica, with very good connexions in Madagascar.

The locality that he gives is “Ikalamanovy”. New find from 04-05/2017.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kornerupine

Formula: 
Mg3Al6(Si,Al,B)5O21(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BJ.50
Hardness: 
7.0
Type Locality: 
Fiskenæsset old harbour, Fiskenæsset (Fiskenaesset; Qeqertarsuatsiaat), Nuuk (Godthåb), Sermersooq, Greenland

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