A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Gedrite var. of anthophyllite |
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| Description | Gedrite is an amphibole with the mineral formula of (Mg,Fe)5Al2(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2. It occurs in metamorphic rock and is a variable of anthophyllite. This sample is about 11 cm. |
| Location | Norway. Near Kongsberg. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-11-08. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1405. |
| Key words | gedrite, anthophyllite, amphibole |
| Tech details | 888 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera. |
| GeoDIL number | 1781 |
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