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Astrophyllite

#BAC63152

Astrophyllite

#BAC63152
Availability
Available
Price
$25.00
Size
2.8 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
K2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F (RRUFF)
Locality
Hurricane Mountain, Conway, Carroll Co., New Hampshire

Good locality specimen - rusty orange, tabular crystal.

Astrophyllite

Formula
K2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4
Crystal System
Triclinic 
Crystal Habit
Bladed, Stellate, Crystalline - Fine 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Adamantine - Pearly 
Color
brown, brownish red, bronze yellow, gold yellow 
Streak
yellowish brown 
Class
Triclinic - Pedial 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
3-3.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
William & Anne Cook Collection

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