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Byssolite & Adularia & Rock Crystal

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Description
Locality: 
Lötschen Valley, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 5.5 × 2 cm
Weight: 
46.00gr
Description

A lovely combination of hair-shaped byssolite (amianth), white adular and rock crystal from the Swiss Alps.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Byssolite

Variety Of: 

Amphibole Supergroup

Formula: 
AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hardness: 
0.0
Hardness: 
0.0

Adularia

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6 Ortho - clase

Rock Crystal

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
Hardness: 
0.0