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Holmquistite

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Holmquistite from Harding mine, Taos Co., New Mexico, United States - DL48457
Holmquistite from Harding mine, Taos Co., New Mexico, United States - DL48457

Holmquistite

#DL48457
Availability
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Size
7 x 6 x 2 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
□Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Harding mine, Taos Co., New Mexico, United States

Compact fibrous bluish crystals. Holmquistite is typically a product of metasomatic alteration of wall-rock in pegmatites.

Holmquistite

Formula
[ ]Li2(Mg3Al2)Si8O22(OH)2 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Prismatic 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
blue, violet, light blue, dark violet, black 
Streak
bluish white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Hardness
5.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Dr. David London Collection
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