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Teratolite (Kaolinite+Quartz+Goethite+Mica) from Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

 
Teratolite (Kaolinite+Quartz+Goethite+Mica) from Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

Teratolite (Kaolinite+Quartz+Goethite+Mica) from Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

Teratolite (Kaolinite+Quartz+Goethite+Mica) from Zwickau, Saxony, Germany

DESCRIPTION:No. 35721
Mineral:Teratolite (Kaolinite+Quartz+Goethite+Mica)
Locality:Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
Description:Tan-colored teratolite in lavender-gray matrix. Teratolite was once thought to be a unique mineral species but was identified in 1950 as a mixture of several minerals. Ex. John A. Manley (1861-1936) ca. 1890s
Overall Size:7.5x6x2 cm
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