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Anthophyllite Talc & Phlogopite

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Anthophyllite Talc & Phlogopite

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Description
Locality: 
Heřmanov, Křižanov, Žďár nad Sázavou, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5.4 × 4 cm
Weight: 
151.00gr
Description

Available is this so called Hermanov sphere after it's locality. This specimen is a combination of 3 minerals: anthophyllite, talc and phlogopite which as beeing an hermanov sphere always occure in same combination.

Specimen has a core of shiny black phlogopite, followed with greenish talc and it's outer rim is white fibrous anthopyllite.

Specimen comes with both halves to get a good view of what specimen would have looked like open and closed 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Anthophyllite

Formula: 
☐{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Kjennerudvann Anthophyllite Prospect, Kjennerudvann, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway

Talc

Formula: 
Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
1.0
Streak: 
White

Phlogopite

Formula: 
KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
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Seller's terms and conditions

First of all thank you for visiting my selling page and your interest in my available specimens.

as for terms and conditions, a lot is possible: communication is key...

Please send me your questions and I'll answer them as good as I'm able to.
combined shipping is no problem at all, I can fill most boxes up to 2kg before they will get to another shipping level and cost. 

in short just contact me and we'll find a way that works for the both of us.

cheers
erik

Watto's-findings

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