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Chamosite & Quartz

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Chamosite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Porriño, Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 3.6 × 3.4 cm
Weight: 
28.00gr
Description

Very interesting group of globular crystals of chamosite on smoky quartz on a pink granite matrix typical of these quarries. This is a Spanish classic.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chamosite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mg)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Strunz: 
9.EC.55
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Haut de Cry, Chamoson, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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