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Milarite

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Milarite

Former collection Christian Mavris
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Furka Pass, Oberwald, Goms, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.6 × 0.4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Weight: 
1.00gr
Description

Elegant combo of two milarite crystals, with textbook elongated shape end great glassy lustre. Perfectly terminated, with minor pyramid faces as well observed upon close inspection. The crystals are almost fully chloritized, with the chlorite flakes that can be clearly discerned when observed.

A valuable little beauty and an excellent addition for any systematic and Alpine collector. Swiss milarite of good quality is pretty rare, and from Gletsch are even rarer.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Milarite

Formula: 
K2Ca4Al2Be4Si24O60·H2O
Strunz: 
9.CM.05
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Giuv Valley, Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Vorderrhein Valley, Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden), Switzerland

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