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Astrophyllite

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Description
Locality: 
Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.6 × 6.9 × 2.1 cm
Weight: 
93.00gr
Description

Cluster of golden astrophyllite crystals of good lustre, in matrix. It is a polycrystalline group, probably a pseudomorph after a crystal of hexagonal contour, associated to dark green aegirine. Under long UV, some parts of the matrix are strongly orange, that is likely sodalite. Aesthetic and representative specimen from the Langesundsfjorden, type locality area. 

Old specimen (found before 1970), it comes from a recent exchange with a well-known Museum, with its label. 

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Astrophyllite

Formula: 
(K,Na)3(Fe,Mn)7Ti2Si8O24(O,OH)7
Strunz: 
9.DC.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Golden
Type Locality: 
Låven (Skådön; Lamö; Lamanskjaer), Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway

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