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Paratobermorite

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Paratobermorite

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Description
Locality: 
Bazhenovsk, Asbest, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Plenty of columnar, terminated , well shaped, visible beige-translucent crystals of  paratobermorite, IMA2020-100 on garnet matrix. Analyzed author's material. Very good quality for the species.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Paratobermorite

Formula: 
Ca4(Al0.5Si0.5)2Si4O16(OH)(H2O)2 · (Ca · 3H2O)
Strunz: 
9.DG.
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
Colour: 
Colourless, pale yellowish, pale beige, or pinkish
Type Locality: 
Southern open pit, Bazhenovsk deposit, Asbest, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia

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