Vorobyevite with mica

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The Vorobyevite Museum

h x w x d (mm):

13 x 5 x 10

Weight (carat):

Description:

Small cluster of Vorobyevite crystals, with mica.

Associations:

mica

Crystallization & Habit:

hexagonal, tabular

Locality:

Deo Darrah
Kuran Wa Mujan District
Badakhshan, Afghanistan.

Terminology

Hexagonal: Having six sides.

Tabular: Said of a feature having two dimensions that are much larger or longer than the third.