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Pargasite

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Pargasite

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Description
Locality: 
Koksha Valley, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 2 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
94.00gr
Description

Very nice green-apple Pargasite crystals up to 10 mm on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pargasite

Formula: 
{Na}{Ca2}{Mg4Al}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Pargas (Parainen), Southwestern Finland Region, Finland