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Carpholite

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Description
Locality: 
Rouge Thier, Rahier, Stoumont, Luxembourg Province, Belgium
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.9 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Small crystals with end faces in vugs of massive carpholite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Carpholite

Formula: 
Mn2+Al2(Si2O6)(OH)4
Strunz: 
9.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Colour: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Horní Slavkov (Schlaggenwald), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic