Mineral Specimens with Amesite

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MD-190279 - Amesite - - Archived
Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya (Sarany) Village, Gorozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
miniature, 4.8 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm.
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Amesite from Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya (Sarany) Village, Gorozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-190279a.jpg]		CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE:
Amesite from Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya (Sarany) Village, Gorozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-190279b.jpg]

4.8 x 4.3 x 2.3 cm. Amesite is a rare kaolinite-serpentine group silicate mineral. Chrome amesite is even rarer. Chrome amesite plates, with scintillating, metallic-lavender lustre, richly covers matrix on this very showy specimen from the Saranovskii Mine of Ural.

MD-197769 - Amesite - - Archived
Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya (Sarany) Village, Gorozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
small cabinet, 8.3 x 7.3 x 2.5 cm.
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Amesite from Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya (Sarany) Village, Gorozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia [db_pics/mdpics/MD-197769b.jpg]

8.3 x 7.3 x 2.5 cm. Amesite is a rare kaolinite-serpentine group silicate mineral. Chrome amesite is even rarer. Chrome amesite plates, with scintillating, metallic-lavender lustre, richly cover matrix on this fine specimen from the Saranovskii Mine of Russia.

MD-21672 - Amesite - - Archived
Saranovskii Mine (Saranovskoe), Saranovskaya (Sarany) Village, Gorozavodskii area, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
small cabinet, 8 x 5 x 3 cm
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EXCEPTIONALLY RICH AND COLORFUL specimen with crystals to 4 mm representing the very best quality from this locality. These crystals are such an intense purple color that most folks would not even guess them to be amesite, usually a pale lavender hue from the locality. 8 x 5 x 3 cm


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