Matioliite

  
Blue platy crystals to 0.5 mm in albite matrix associated with minor fluorapatite.
  
Light blue platy crystals to 1 mm.
Origin: Gentil mine, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil (type locality)
Sample size: 3 x 2 x 2 cm (top), 5.5 x 2.5 x 1.5 cm (bottom)
 

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Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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