Cerasite (of Kikuchi)

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Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan
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Name:	named for "ceras" = cherry blossoms.

A variety of Cordierite

Cordierite of trapiche habit, named for its resemblance to flower petals. Generally altered largely or entirely to muscovite or "sericite" (which in the past has lead to confusion regarding the origin of the name, some people thinking it was derived from "sericite".

Classification of Cerasite (of Kikuchi)
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Japan
Honshu Island Kinki Region Kyoto Prefecture Kameoka City Sakuratenjin	Masutomi Museum specimens, Kyoto
Sohraku-gun Wazuka-cho	Masutomi Museum specimens, Kyoto

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