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Armenite

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Armenite

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Description
Locality: 
Remigny, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Québec, Canada
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.00cm
Description

Un-terminated group of white to colourless armenite crystals to 4.5 cm. Crystals from this locality are not known to be terminated. The pink mineral is zoisite variety thulite.

One side of the specimen has been sawn. The piece weighs approximately 100 grams.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Armenite

Formula: 
BaCa2Al6Si9O30·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.CM.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Armen Mine, Overberget Mining Field, Kongsberg Silver Mining District, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway

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