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Astrophyllite

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Astrophyllite

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Description
Locality: 
Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 5 × 2.8 cm
Description

Lustrous, rust brown sprays of silicate Astrophyllite accompanied by black Aegirine. A particularly fine specimen from this important locality with thick, metallic-foil-like, flat-laying crystals to 3,2 cm embedded in matrix.

Mineral Data
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Astrophyllite

Formula: 
(K,Na)3(Fe,Mn)7Ti2Si8O24(O,OH)7
Strunz: 
9.DC.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Golden
Type Locality: 
Låven (Skådön; Lamö; Lamanskjaer), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway
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