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Hydroxylherderite & Muscovite

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Hydroxylherderite & Muscovite

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Description
Locality: 
Doko, Basha Valley, Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 3.7 × 1.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

Beautifully formed green hydroxylherderite backed by a large muscovite crystal.

Very unusual and pretty.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hydroxylherderite

Formula: 
CaBe(PO4)(OH,F)
Strunz: 
8.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
white

Muscovite

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