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Kinoshitalite in Rhodonite with Tephroite

#PD44321
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Kinoshitalite from Hokkejino, Kizugawa City, Kyoto, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan - PD44321
Kinoshitalite from Hokkejino, Kizugawa City, Kyoto, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan - PD44321

Kinoshitalite in Rhodonite with Tephroite

#PD44321
Availability
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Size
10 x 6 x 8 cm - Cabinet 
Formula
BaMg3(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Hokkejino, Kizugawa City, Kyoto, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan

Large pink mass of mostly crystalline Rhodonite, but also containing the rare mica mineral Kinoshitalite, a brown flaky mineral within the matrix. The backside is Tephroite.

Kinoshitalite

Formula
BaMg3(Si2Al2)O10(OH)2 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Scaly 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
yellow brown, colorless 
Streak
yellow white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
2.5-3 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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