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Astrophyllite

ex. dealer stock Peter Bosse (Kassel/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Indian Gulch Mine, Santa Cruz Mountain, West Belt, Mariposa County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.3 × 1.1 cm
Description

Nice astrophyllite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Astrophyllite

Formula: 
(K,Na)3(Fe,Mn)7Ti2Si8O24(O,OH)7
Strunz: 
9.DC.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Golden
Type Locality: 
Låven (Skådön; Lamö; Lamanskjaer), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway