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Jasper Psm Volcanic Ash

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Jasper Psm Volcanic Ash

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Gnandstein, Kohren-Salis, Frohburg, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 4.7 × 2.5 cm
Description

This banded jasper is silicified volcanic ash or porphyry tuff. This rare material was well-known in GDR-times and even displayed on a stamp (see www.mineralienatlas.de).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jasper

Variety Of: 

Chalcedony

Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0

Volcanic Ash

Variety Of: 

Igneous Rock

Mixture Of: 

Microlite

Tantalite

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