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Gedrite & Cordierite

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Gedrite & Cordierite

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Description
Locality: 
Mulvoj, Pyandzh River Valley, Gorno Badakhshan, Tajikistan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 4 × 3 cm
Weight: 
100.00gr
Description

A very rare locality example of dark blue cordierite in matrix associated with dark brown/green sprays of gedrite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gedrite

Formula: 
☐{Mg2}{Mg3Al2}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DD.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Gèdres, Héas valley, Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Cordierite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0 - 7.5
Type Locality: 
Großer Arber, Bayerisch Eisenstein, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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