Polished specimen of Charoite (rock, Charoitite)3D ModelNoAI
Polished specimen of Charoite (rock, Charoitite)
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More model informationLocality: Sakha (Yakutia), Russia
No.: 5867
Size: 8 cm x 6 cm x 1.5 cm
Formula: (K,Sr)15-16(Ca,Na)32{Si6O11(O,OH)6}2{Si12O18(O,OH)12}2{Si17O25(O,OH)18}2(OH,F)4 · ~3H2O
Description: This specimen consists of a large, polished slab of Charoite (mineral). The Charoite has a stunning swirling chatoyant pattern of intense purple that is simply magnificent in person. Charoite is only known from rocks that are either charoite-rich or charoite-dominated. The name used for these rocks is “charoitite”. Charoitite is a contact metamorphic rock that usually contains a variety of alkaline calcium silicate accessory minerals.
Website: http://geology.uaic.ro/muzee/mineralogie/
Concept & 3D-modelling by dr. Andrei Ionut APOPEI
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