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Astrophyllite

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Astrophyllite

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Description
Locality: 
Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
14.5 × 11.5 × 5.5 cm
Description

a large item full of platy, brown crystals on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Astrophyllite

Formula: 
(K,Na)3(Fe,Mn)7Ti2Si8O24(O,OH)7
Strunz: 
9.DC.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Golden
Type Locality: 
Låven (Skådön; Lamö; Lamanskjaer), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway