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Bytownite & Bronzite

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Bytownite & Bronzite

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Description
Locality: 
Radau, Bad Harzburg, Goslar, Lower Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1 × 1.2 cm
Description

Bytownite and bronzite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bytownite

Variety Of: 

Anorthite

Formula: 
CaAl2Si2O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Formula: 
(Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8]
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White

Bronzite

Variety Of: 

Enstatite

Formula: 
MgSiO3
Strunz: 
9.DA.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2
Hardness: 
0.0