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Kaolinite and Serpentine pseudomorph after B-Hydrogarnet (Achtarandite) from riverbank at confluence Vilyui (Wilui) River and Akhtaragda River, near Chernyshevsk, Sakha, Siberia, Russia (Type Locality for Ahtarandite)

 
Kaolinite and Serpentine pseudomorph after B-Hydrogarnet (Achtarandite) from riverbank at confluence Vilyui (Wilui) River and Akhtaragda River, near Chernyshevsk, Sakha, Siberia, Russia (Type Locality for Ahtarandite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 15509
Mineral:Kaolinite and Serpentine pseudomorph after B-Hydrogarnet (Achtarandite)
Locality:riverbank at confluence Vilyui (Wilui) River and Akhtaragda River, near Chernyshevsk, Sakha, Siberia, Russia (Type Locality for Ahtarandite)
Description:Large creme-colored kaolinite pseudomorph after helvite (often mislabeled as Achtarandite) with no matrix attached. Complete and fully crystallized on all sides - a floater. Ex. A. Stevenson collection #709
Overall Size:23x23x23 mm
Crystals:23 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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