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Chromphyllite

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Chromphyllite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Srednyaya Padma Mine, Velikaya Guba, Zaonezhie Peninsula, Karelia Republic, Russian Federation
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 0.4 × 0.2 cm
Description

This is a very rare chrom bearing silicate mineral of mica group. It forms green micaceus aggregate without matrix. Chromphyllite is a chrom analogue of muscovite.

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Chromphyllite

Formula: 
K(Cr,Al)2(AlSi3O10)(OH,F)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Kaber's pit, Pokhabikha River Valley, Slyudyanka (Sludyanka), Lake Baikal area, Irkutskaya Oblast', Prebaikalia (Pribaikal'e), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia...
Loranth Minerals

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