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Andalusite Var Chiastolite

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Andalusite Var Chiastolite

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Howden Mine, Kalabity, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.3 × 3.6 × 2.8 cm
Description

Nice chiastolite rounded crystal

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Andalusite

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AF.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
El Cardoso de la Sierra, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Chiastolite

Variety Of: 

Andalusite

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AF.10
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.5
Hardness: 
0.0