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Chrome-Kaolinite

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Chrome-Kaolinite

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Description
Locality: 
The Geysers, West Mayacmas, Sonoma County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm
Description

A small, 2.8cm tall vial filled with small grains of chrome-kaolinite, formerly known as miloschite.   An interesting specimen of a rare varietal only known from California and Western Australia.   This specimen was collected at a former geothermal occurance that is no longer active.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chrome-Kaolinite

Variety Of: 

Kaolinite

Formula: 
Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Strunz: 
9.ED.05
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Hardness: 
0.0

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