Astrophyllite Crystals in Matrix - Russia the best-known group of this

the best-known group of this family are the oaks

How can something made by the Earth be so perfect

It often inspires love and devotion towards people and duties

and violets

This is a great example of botryoidal hemimorphite

Astrophyllite Crystals in Matrix - Russia the best-known group of thisSize: 1. 48 x 1. 25 x 0. 53 in. Weight: 0. 55 oz Location: Russia Chemical Formula: (K,Na)3(Fe++,Mn)7Ti2Si8O24(O,OH)7 Astrophyllite is a very rare, brown to golden yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral. The mineral usually forms as bladed, radiating stellate aggregates. Astrophyllite gets its name from the Greek words, astron meaning "star" and phyllon meaning "leaf". The mineral can be found in a few scarce, remote localities, such