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Ephesite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Glosam Mine, Postmasburg, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.2 × 8.2 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 
457.00gr
Description

Rare ephesite crystals on a manganese ore matrix from a lesser known locality in the Northern Cape, South Africa. The contrast between the light pink ephesite crystals and the very dark matrix is nothing short of striking.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ephesite

Formula: 
LiNaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Gumuch-dagh, Efes (Ephesus), Izmir Province, Aegean Region, Turkey

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