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Dumortierite Minerals

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Dumortierite Mineral Gallery With 3 Images

Dumortierite Image

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Dumortierite: Al6.5-7(BO3)(SiO4)3(O,OH)3

Comments: Blue dumortierite in matrix.
Location: Hartmannsdorf, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm.
© Thomas Witzke / Abraxas-Verlag

Dumortierite Image

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Dumortierite: Al6.5-7(BO3)(SiO4)3(O,OH)3

Comments: Divergent fans of acicular purple to lilac colored dumortierite crystals in white andalusite matrix.
Location: Dehesa, San Diego Co., California, USA. Scale: Crystal size 2.3cm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Dumortierite Image

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Dumortierite: Al6.5-7(BO3)(SiO4)3(O,OH)3

Comments: Low-magnification, bright-field image showing dispersed dumortierite fibers extracted from rose quartz on a carbon film. (AmMin 87:270).
Location: Madagascar. Scale: See Image.
© American Mineralogist