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Hornblende & Albite

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Hornblende & Albite

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Description
Locality: 
Crystal Mountain, Rosebud Station, Cloncurry Shire, Queensland, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.5 × 1.7 cm
Description

Sprays of dark green to black crystals on a bed of white albite crystals from Crystal Springs in the Mt Isa Mining District

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hornblende

Synonym Of: 

Ferro-hornblende

Formula: 
☐{Ca2}{Fe2+4Al}(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

Magnesio-hornblende

Formula: 
☐{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Finnbo (Finbo), Falun, Dalarna, Sweden
Earthstones Australia

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