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Ephesite

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Ephesite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Gamagara Ridge, Gloucester Farm, Postmasburg, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.1 × 1.5 cm
Description

Small hexagonal crystals and "books" of the very rare pink mica ephesite rich on matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ephesite

Formula: 
LiNaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Gumuch-dagh, Efes (Ephesus), Izmir Province, Aegean Region, Turkey
Cartils Minerals

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