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Carpholite

Ex coll. K. Storch, Roßleben
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Sengelbach Valley, Biesenrode, Mansfeld, Harz, Saxony - Anhalt, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 5.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Rich light green-tan fibrous mass of carpholite from a classic german locality.

Found in the 1950s - ex  K. Storch collection with label

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Carpholite

Formula: 
Mn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4
Strunz: 
9.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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