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Chamosite On Quartz

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Chamosite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Rosh Pinah Mine, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 2.5 × 2.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.50cm
Weight: 
20.00gr
Description

Chamosite crystals on a quartz crystal.  This mineral is common round the world, but this was the first time Chamosite has ever been found at Rosh Pinah.  Scarce at this mine...

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chamosite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mg)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Haut de Cry, Chamoson, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Quartz

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