Actinolite
Actinolite

Actinolite

€46,00
SKU: A291
Kongwa, Kongwa District, Dodoma Region, Tanzania
An attractive Actinolite specimen that gets its appeal from the beautiful contrast between the black, highly lustrous crystals and the grayish matrix.
7.6x5.6x4.0 cm
149.6 g

Actinolite is rarely found in the form of blocky crystals. It is usually found as fibrous or narrow lanceolate to needle-shaped crystals like radiant stone. Actinolite is a chain and band silicate and has a monoclinic crystal structure. The extraordinary Actinolite specimen from Kongwa were presented in Tucson in 2022.