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Hydroxylherderite on Albite and Muscovite from Xanda Mine, near Virgen de Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

 
Hydroxylherderite on Albite and Muscovite from Xanda Mine, near Virgen de Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Hydroxylherderite on Albite and Muscovite from Xanda Mine, near Virgen de Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 36494
Mineral:Hydroxylherderite on Albite and Muscovite
Locality:Xanda Mine, near Virgen de Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Description:Gray-purple (pale) hydroxyl-herderite crystals up to 10 mm on a creme-colored albite crystal with yellow muscovite. Many smaller hydroxyl-herderite crystals are scattered throughout. The largest crystals have complex surface patterns visible under 20x.
Overall Size:6x3.5x1.5 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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