Sapphirine
on matrix with scapolite112gr. 59 x 46 mm. individual
crystal: 16 x 11 mm. Origin
Madagascar
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ref: SAppm112g
Hardness: 7.5 /
Refractive index: 1.71 / Density
varying from
3.40 to 3.58 / Mg2Al4[O6|SiO4]
Sapphirine: Monoclinical magnesium aluminosilicate of dark blue color.
Clear
pseudo hexagonal contour. This
mineral indicates a granulite facies, and appears in amphibolites, associated
with corundum, but it also meets in aluminous and magnesian metamorphized
rocks, low in silica.
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