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Foitite & Schorl

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Foitite & Schorl

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Description
Locality: 
Obira Mine, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 5.9 × 4.5 cm
Description

Zoned Tourmaline Schorl - Foitite, some of the fibers end is white/transparent, together with some Quartz crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Foitite

Formula: 
(□,Na)(Fe2+2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3OH
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Type Locality: 
California, USA

Schorl

Formula: 
Na(Fe2+3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Hardness: 
7.0

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