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Dravite

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Dravite

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Description
Locality: 
Yinnietharra, Upper Gascoyne Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 4.5 × 3 cm
Description

Deep coloured and highly lustrous crystals of dravite from Australia. They are nicely embedded inside bright and lustrous mica schist matrix. Very interesting piece.

Mineral Data
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Dravite

Formula: 
Na(Mg3)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Type Locality: 
Dobrova, Dravograd (Unterdrauburg), Slovenia