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Palygorskite

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Palygorskite

ex. dealer stock Peter Bosse (Kassel/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Ohio Mines, Imperial Heights, Baraga County, Michigan, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.3 × 0.9 cm
Description

Nice piece of palygorskite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Palygorskite

Formula: 
(Mg,Al)5(Si,Al)8O20(OH)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
9.EE.20
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Second Mine, Popovka River, Palygorskaya Distance of Perm Railways, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...