Staurolite

Brown staurolite intergrown with blue kyanite
Origin: Pizzo Forno, Tessin, Switzerland
Picture height: 21 mm
Sample owner: W.J. Lustenhouwer
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Pieter Stemvers, Leusden, Netherlands

email: stemvers@hetnet.nl

 

  
Origin: Tiger Lode, Pennington Co., South Dakota, USA
Sample size: left 1.5 x 1 cm x 5 mm single crystal, right 1 x 1 x 1 cm
 
  
Origin: Hayward Road, Tiger Load, near Keystone, Pennington Co., South Dakota, United States
Ex. Grenier Collection
Sample size: 3 x 2 x 2 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Staurolite "cross" penetration twin
Origin: Taos Co., New Mexico, U.S.A.
Sample size: 25 x 22 x 25 mm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
Staurolite twins
Origin: Keivy, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Sample size: 5.7 x 5.3 x 2.1 cm
 
  
Origin: Finistere, Brittany, France
Ex. Gene Meieran collection
Sample size: 5.6 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm
 
  
Penetration twin
  
Staurolite penetration twin
Origin: Keivy, Kola Peninsula, Russia
ex. Ernie Schlichter Collection
Sample size: 7.5 x 6.5 x 2.5 cm (top), 7.8 x 6.1 x 3.3 cm (2nd/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Plate of staurolite-garnet schist with 1-2 cm sized staurolite crystals
Origin: eastern valley-slope, east of Russånes, Norway
Sample size: 14 x 22 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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