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Chiavennite

€32.00
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A piece of vuggy pegmatitic skarn with perfect, pale yellow chiavennite crystals
Utö, Södermanland, Sweden
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A piece of vuggy pegmatitic skarn with clusters of perfect, pale yellow, microscopic chiavennite crystals. The crystals form thin, transparent hexagonal blades, and are accompanied by a small transparent milarite crystal. The main association is quartz, schorl, magnetite, amphibole, and tiny specks of sulphides.
Needs a microscope
BO_221
1 Item

Data sheet

Locality
Utö, Södermanland, Sweden
Size category
Miniature
Size (cm)
6 x 5.5 x 1.8
Weight
81 g
Formula
CaMnBe2Si5O13(OH)2 · 2H2O
Properties
Thin, platy, hexagonal crystals; pale yellow