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Carpholite

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Carpholite

ex. Collection Dr. Winfried Böhmer (Wunstorf/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Wippra, Harz, Saxony - Anhalt, Germany
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
13.3 × 6.4 × 3.5 cm
Description

Light green carpholite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Carpholite

Formula: 
Mn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4
Strunz: 
9.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic