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Andalusite Var Chiastolite

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Andalusite Var Chiastolite

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

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Description
Locality: 
Gefrees, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 3.9 × 3 cm
Description

 Chiastolite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Andalusite

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AF.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
El Cardoso de la Sierra, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Chiastolite

Variety Of: 

Andalusite

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AF.10
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.5
Hardness: 
0.0