Muscovite after Cordierite
specimen number:
1232001
location:
Bamble, Telemark, Norway
description:
Prismatic crystals of what were once cordierite measuring to 0.6 cm in size, these now replaced by crystalline muscovite, and frozen within matrix. Classic material, previous antique label comes with the specimen as seen at the end of the video. And one time, this was considered to be pinite replacing cordierite.
Size: 5.0 x 3.0 x 2.0 cm (miniature)
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