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Kyanite & Muscovite & Phlogopite & Garnet

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Kyanite & Muscovite & Phlogopite & Garnet

ex. Collection F. Bauer (München/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau District, Carinthia, Austria
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 8.6 × 4.6 cm
Description

Radentheimite, a mixture of kyanite, muscovite, phlogopite and garnet

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kyanite

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AF.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic Forms long bladed crystals.
Hardness: 
5.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
Colorless

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
White

Phlogopite

Formula: 
KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White