Name | AFROSIDERITE (CHAMOSITE) | Variety | AFTER ALMANDINE GARNET | Origin | Michigamme (Marquette iron Range) Michigan | Hardness | 2-2,5 | Composition | Mg[B6O7(OH)6 4H2O | Crystaline sys. | MONOCLINIC
| Size | 6,8x4,2x3,4 cm | Weight | 114 gr |
Description:
Aphrosiderite and Chamosite are the unofficial names for this member of the chlorite group. This sample has undergone a process called pseudomorphosis whereby almandine garnet crystals have been transformed into Aphrosiderite (Chamosite) maintaining the typical dodecahedral structure of garnets. |
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AFROSIDERITE (CHAMOSITE)
VARIETY AFTER ALMANDINE GARNET
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