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Barbertonite

Barbertonite

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Locality
Barberton, Transvaal, South Africa
Dimensions
5 x 3 x 2.8 cm
Size class
Miniature
SID
CT291

Sepentinite matrix richly covered and composed of purple Barbertonite. Barbertonite is a magnesium chromium carbonate mineral polymorphous with the mineral stichtite and, along with stichtite, is an alteration product of chromite in serpentinite. From the type locality for the species.