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Sapphirine

#PD40114
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Sapphirine from Betroka dist., Anosy, Tuléar prov., Madagascar - PD40114
Sapphirine from Betroka dist., Anosy, Tuléar prov., Madagascar - PD40114

Sapphirine

#PD40114
Availability
Sold
Size
5 x 4 x 3 cm - Miniature 
Formula
Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] (RRUFF)
Locality
Betroka dist., Anosy, Tuléar prov., Madagascar

Bluish green crystalline area showing some faces in mica matrix.

Sapphirine

Formula
Mg4(Mg3Al9)O4[Si3Al9O36] 
Crystal System
Triclinic 
Crystal Habit
Granular, Tabular 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
blue, bluish gray, greenish gray, green 
Streak
white 
Class
Triclinic - Pinacoidal 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness
7.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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Phillips Collection
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