Perovskite, Clinochlore

Specimen ID: MVK-JQX

Mineral(s)
Perovskite : CaTiO3
Clinochlore : Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Locality
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Dark brown pseudocubic crystals of Perovskite on a Clinochlore matrix. Crystals are very sharp and free of growth figures, very unusual with Russian specimens. On the left side of the specimen between two Perovskite crystals one can see small, very well defined Magnetite crystal.Zelentsovskaya Pit, Kusinsk, Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Urals, Russia.Specimen size: 8.3 × 4.8 × 3.5 cmMain crystal size: 1.1 × 0.9 cm
Jordi Fabre - 7th November 2008

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Dark brown pseudocubic crystals of Perovskite on a Clinochlore matrix. Crystals are very sharp and free of growth figures, very unusual with Russian specimens. On the left side of the specimen between two Perovskite crystals one can see small, very well defined Magnetite crystal.Zelentsovskaya Pit, Kusinsk, Zlatoust, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Urals, Russia.Specimen size: 8.3 × 4.8 × 3.5 cmMain crystal size: 1.1 × 0.9 cm
Jordi Fabre - 7th November 2008
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