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Star muscovite With Quartz

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Star muscovite With Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Linópolis, Divino das Laranjeiras, Doce Valley, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.9 × 3.8 × 3.2 cm
Description

Cute star-shaped crystallized muscovite cluster associated to transparent quartz. The group is very aesthetical with the crystals well placed and visible from the front and rear. The general condition is great, which is hard to find specially in such older specimens.

Exchanged in 1977.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Star muscovite

Variety Of: 

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Hardness: 
0.0

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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