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Thuringite & Chamosite

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Thuringite & Chamosite

Staatl. Mineralien-Niederlage Freiberg, Sa. (Saxony/Germany)
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Schmiedefeld, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 3.2 × 2.6 cm
Description

 Nice thuringite and chamosite with old label

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thuringite

Variety Of: 

Chamosite

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

Chamosite

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