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Arfvedsonite

#PD32659
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Arfvedsonite from Kangerdluarssuq, Ilimaussaq, Greenland - PD32659
Arfvedsonite from Kangerdluarssuq, Ilimaussaq, Greenland - PD32659

Arfvedsonite

#PD32659
Availability
Sold
Price
$50.00
Size
4 x 8 x 1.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Reduced Price
$40.00
Formula
NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Kangerdluarssuq, Ilimaussaq, Greenland

A large, black cleaved-prismatic Arfvedsonite crystal. Comes with an old Ward's label.

Arfvedsonite

Formula
NaNa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)Si8O22(OH)2 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Radial, Fibrous, Stellate 
Cleavage
Perfect, Imperfect, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
black, grayish green, bluish gray 
Streak
bluish gray 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
5.5-6 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Ward's Natural Science Est. label

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