Andalusite (Var: Viridine), Quartz, Mica Group

Specimen ID: RPF-QF5

Mineral(s)
Andalusite (Var: Viridine) : (Al,Mn3+)2SiO4O
Quartz : SiO2
Locality
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
5.8cm x 3.8cm x 3.2cm
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A novelty at Munich 2015. Short prismatic Andalusite crystals (variety viridine), some of them doubly terminated, and all deep green in color and on a Quartz matrix, with laminar Mica aggregates.Theologos area, Thasos Island, Kavála Prefecture, Macedonia Department, GreeceFound in 06/2015Specimen size: 5.8 × 3.8 × 3.2 cm = 2.3” × 1.5” × 1.3”Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.7 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”MA36AC5
Jordi Fabre - 27th November 2015

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A novelty at Munich 2015. Short prismatic Andalusite crystals (variety viridine), some of them doubly terminated, and all deep green in color and on a Quartz matrix, with laminar Mica aggregates.Theologos area, Thasos Island, Kavála Prefecture, Macedonia Department, GreeceFound in 06/2015Specimen size: 5.8 × 3.8 × 3.2 cm = 2.3” × 1.5” × 1.3”Main crystal size: 0.9 × 0.7 cm = 0.4” × 0.3”MA36AC5
Jordi Fabre - 27th November 2015
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