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Chamosite Var Bavalite

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Chamosite Var Bavalite

ex Dr. Wilke (Eppertshausen/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Bas-Vallon, L'Hermitage-Lorge, Plœuc-L'Hermitage, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.7 × 1.9 cm
Description

Nice piece of bavalite

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

Bavalite

Variety Of: 

Chamosite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mg)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Hardness: 
3.0
Formula: 
(Fe,Mg,Al)6(Si,Al)4O10(OH)8
Hardness: 
0.0