Astrophyllite Crystals in Matrix - Russia on top of a layer

on top of a layer of lustrous hematite

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Astrophyllite Crystals in Matrix - Russia on top of a layerSize: 1. 48 x 1. 25 x 0. 53 in. Weight: 0. 55 oz Location: Russia Chemical Formula: (K,Na)3(Fe++,Mn)7Ti2Si8O24(O,OH)7 Astrophyllite is a very rare, brown to golden yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral. The mineral usually forms as bladed, radiating stellate aggregates. Astrophyllite gets its name from the Greek words, astron meaning "star" and phyllon meaning "leaf". The mineral can be found in a few scarce, remote localities, such