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Richterite with "schefferite"

#PD38587

Richterite with "schefferite"

#PD38587
Availability
Sold
Size
9.5 x 8 x 4 cm - Cabinet 
Formula
Na(CaNa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

Orange platy crystals of Richterite embedded in matrix with some Diopside, var. schefferite. Krantz label. Possible Hedyphane also.

Type Locality

Richterite

Formula
Na(CaNa)Mg5Si8O22(OH)2 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Tabular 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
blue, brown, brown red, gray violet, yellow 
Streak
white 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Fracture
Brittle - Uneven 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection
Special Info
Type Locality

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