Kėsterite

  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Kėsterite coated with green mushistonite on muscovite
  
 
  
Kėsterite coated with green mushistonite and beryl on muscovite
Origin: Xue Bao Diang Mountains, north of Pingwu, Sichuan Province, China
Sample size: 4.5 x 2.5 x 7.5 cm (top), 7.5 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm (2nd/3rd row), 8.5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm (4th row), 4 x 4.5 x 4 cm (5th/6th row), 11.5 x 10 x 4 cm (7th row), 6.5 x 5 x 1.8 cm (8th row), 15 x 15 x 10 mm (bottom)
 
  
 
Origin: Mt Xuebaoding (Mt Xuebaodiang), Huya, Pingwu district, Mianyang (Mianxian), Chengdu area, Sichuan, Southwest Region, China
Sample size: 28 x 28 x 17 mm (top), 15 x 12 x 8 mm (bottom)
 

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Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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