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1.55" Shimmering Paragonite Crystal Cluster - Russia
This is a beautiful 1.55" cluster of paragonite crystals that was collected from the Slyudorudnik Mine, in the Southern Ural Mountains of Russia. The specimen exhibits an eye-catching, pearly luster and pale blue-green coloration.
It has been mounted to an acrylic display base with mineral tack.
It has been mounted to an acrylic display base with mineral tack.
About Paragonite
Paragonite is a sodium-aluminum hydrous silicate mineral within the mica group. It appears as small white, yellow, or green pearly flakes, often mistaken for talc, with a hardness of 2.5–3. Paragonite is a common constituent of metamorphic schists, phyllites, and gneisses formed under low- to medium-grade conditions. Paragonite is often associated with quartz, kyanite, and other micas.
Named in 1843 by Karl Emil Schafhäutl from the Greek word paragon, meaning "to mislead," because it was originally mistaken for talc or muscovite. The first description of the mineral was in 1843, citing Mount Campione, Tessin (Ticino).
This specimen was found at the Slyudorudnik Mine in Kyshtym, Chelyabinsk Oblast, in the Southern Ural Mountains, Russia. This locality is known for producing samples containing this monoclinic, pearly mineral, which often appears in shades of pale yellow, white, or greenish grey.
General Chemical Formula - NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Paragonite is a sodium-aluminum hydrous silicate mineral within the mica group. It appears as small white, yellow, or green pearly flakes, often mistaken for talc, with a hardness of 2.5–3. Paragonite is a common constituent of metamorphic schists, phyllites, and gneisses formed under low- to medium-grade conditions. Paragonite is often associated with quartz, kyanite, and other micas.
Named in 1843 by Karl Emil Schafhäutl from the Greek word paragon, meaning "to mislead," because it was originally mistaken for talc or muscovite. The first description of the mineral was in 1843, citing Mount Campione, Tessin (Ticino).
This specimen was found at the Slyudorudnik Mine in Kyshtym, Chelyabinsk Oblast, in the Southern Ural Mountains, Russia. This locality is known for producing samples containing this monoclinic, pearly mineral, which often appears in shades of pale yellow, white, or greenish grey.
General Chemical Formula - NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
$15
SPECIES
Paragonite
LOCATION
Slyudorudnik Mine, Kyshtym, Chelyabinsk Oblast, S. Ural Mountains, Russia
SIZE
1.55" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#358538
