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Spinel & Pargasite

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Spinel & Pargasite

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Description
Locality: 
Luc Yen Mine, Lục Yên District, Yên Bái Province, Vietnam
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 8.2 × 5.1 cm
Description

Nice specimen with several small perfect and sparkling intense cherry-pink spinel crystals associated with green pargasite on marble matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Spinel

Formula: 
MgAl2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0

Pargasite

Formula: 
{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Pargas (Parainen), Southwestern Finland Region, Finland

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