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Chlorite In Quartz With Wolframite

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Chlorite In Quartz With Wolframite

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Description
Locality: 
Oakleigh Creek Mine, Upper Forth Valley, Meander Valley Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 2.7 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
5.10cm
Description

A quartz crystal which diverges into two undamaged terminations is host to three small wolframite crystals. Included in the quartz terminations are finely disseminated chlorite grains.

An interesting and attractive specimen from a rarely seen Tasmanian locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chlorite

Synonym Of: 

Chlorite Group

Group Parent: 
Chlorite
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2 - 2.5
Colour: 
Green, Grey, Brown
Streak: 
colourless

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

Wolframite

Synonym Of: 

Hübnerite

Formula: 
MnWO4
Strunz: 
4.DB.30
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5

Ferberite

Formula: 
FeWO4
Strunz: 
4.DB.30
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Formula: 
(Fe2+)WO4 to (Mn2+)WO4
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4 - 4.5
Colour: 
Greyish-black
Streak: 
Reddish Brown
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