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Astrophyllite

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Description
Locality: 
Eveslogchorr Mountain, Khibiny Massif, Murmansk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.1 × 7.4 × 4.9 cm
Description

Spheroidal sprays of brown and highly lustrous Astrophyllite on matrix. The crystals are for the species well developed and sharp edged. Typically they are not really terminated. This is one of the aestehtics and representable specimens,- and in good condition as well. A fine piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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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