Staurolite (iron aluminum silicate hydroxide) - Keivy - Kola Peninsula - Russia
Staurolite (iron aluminum silicate hydroxide) - Keivy - Kola Peninsula - Russia - Mainly interesting for its twinning - Always crystallized often with two individuals intergrown at right angles forming a cross - Sometimes used as amulets or ornaments - A fairly common metamorphic mineral
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Photo credit: © John Cancalosi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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