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Cordierite

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Cordierite

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

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Description
Locality: 
Silberberg Mine, Bodenmais, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 7.6 × 5.2 cm
Description

Cordierite crystals in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cordierite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0 - 7.5
Type Locality: 
Großer Arber, Bayerisch Eisenstein, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany