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Pyrophyllite

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Description
Locality: 
Champion Mine, White Mountains, Mono County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.9 × 5.1 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.40cm
Description

Three superb pyrophyllite radial groups beautifully arranged on top of a quartz matrix. Crystals are quite lustrous and fresh, with the typical pale yellow gold color. Also a long quartz crystal on the side of the drusy.
Pyrophyllite from Champion Mine of this quality is very unusual and sought after, as most specimen are compact aggrgates with poor aesthetics. This is possibly the best I have seen in a number of years.

Mineral Data
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Pyrophyllite

Formula: 
Al2(Si4O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.10
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Pyshminskoe deposit (Staro-Pyshminskoye), Berezovskoe Au Deposit (Berezovsk Mines), Berezovskii (Berezovskii Zavod), Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk), Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

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