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Specimen: Chiastolite

Type: Mineral/Crystal

Location: China

Scale cube=1cm: Full sizing please see photo

Chiastolite is a variety of the mineral andalusite. It is noted for distinctive cross-shaped black inclusions of graphite. The chiastolite crystals have been pseudomorphically altered by a mixture of muscovite, paragonite and margarite.

Chiastolite Slice, China

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