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Anorthite

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Anorthite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Yoichi Mine, Shakotan Peninsula, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido Island, Japan
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.5 × 0.8 cm
Description

A floater, pale white coloured crystal of anothite from a classic locality of Japan, it comes with a Kranz label.

Acquired in 1996, it is an Ex. Dr. Bob Janssens specimen, #1880.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Anorthite

Formula: 
CaAl2Si2O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Monte Somma, Somma-Vesuvius Complex, Naples Province, Campania, Italy

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