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Vermiculite

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Vermiculite

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Description
Locality: 
Palabora Mine, Loolekop, Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.3 × 5.8 × 0.2 cm
Description

Thin, bronze-colored, highly lustrous part of single platy vermiculite crystal 11.3 cm tall with no matrix from Palabora, South Africa. Unusually aesthetic specimen for the species which is normally found in lot less attractive specimens.

Mineral Data
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Vermiculite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe,Al)3((Al,Si)4O10)(OH)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
9.EC.50
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Millbury, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA
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