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Corundum with Chloritoid var. Mavinite from Mysuru (formerly Mysore), Karnataka, India (Type Locality for Mavinite)

 
Corundum with Chloritoid var. Mavinite from Mysuru (formerly Mysore), Karnataka, India (Type Locality for Mavinite)

Corundum with Chloritoid var. Mavinite from Mysuru (formerly Mysore), Karnataka, India (Type Locality for Mavinite)

Corundum with Chloritoid var. Mavinite from Mysuru (formerly Mysore), Karnataka, India (Type Locality for Mavinite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 59208
Mineral:Corundum with Chloritoid var. Mavinite
Locality:Mysuru (formerly Mysore), Karnataka, India (Type Locality for Mavinite)
Description:Doubly-terminated red corundum crystals in a thin aggregate of subparallel crystals with green micaceous mavinite crystals, the Fe-rich variety of chloritoid, in crevices in the surfaces of the corundum crystals.
Overall Size:42x36x8 mm
Crystals:2-42 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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