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Ellenbergerite with Pyrope and Coesite from Dora-Meira Massif, Parigi, Piemonte, Italy (Type Locality for Ellenbergerite)

 
Ellenbergerite with Pyrope and Coesite from Dora-Meira Massif, Parigi, Piemonte, Italy (Type Locality for Ellenbergerite)

Ellenbergerite with Pyrope and Coesite from Dora-Meira Massif, Parigi, Piemonte, Italy (Type Locality for Ellenbergerite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 32889
Mineral:Ellenbergerite with Pyrope and Coesite
Locality:Dora-Meira Massif, Parigi, Piemonte, Italy (Type Locality for Ellenbergerite)
Description:Rare prismatic crystals of lilac-purple ellenbergerite up to 2 mm in pale-pink pyrope garnet matrix with scattered grains of coesite, a polymorph of quartz (SiO2).
Overall Size:38x28x12 mm
Crystals:1-2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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