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Olenite, Quartz


Olenite : ([ ],Na)[(Al,Li)3][Al6][(O,OH)3|OH|(BO3)3|Si6O18], Quartz : SiO2

Photo Copyright © Sarah Sudcowsky  - This image is copyrighted. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited.
Locality: Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Veddasca Valley, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
This lovely thumbnail is cm 1 x 1 x 1. The finely, oddly formed olenite crystal is mounted on a white quartz-feldspar matrix, and measures cm 0,6 x 0,5 x 0,2. Found and collected by Sarah Sudcowsky and Luca Gervino.

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