Golden brown bladed astrophyllite crystals with white quartz from Russia.
Macro of bronze astrophyllite blades in white feldspar from Russia.
Full specimen of radiating bronze astrophyllite on dark matrix, Russia.
Macro of stellate golden brown astrophyllite crystal aggregates from Russia.

Astrophyllite

Astrophyllite – K2NaFe2+7Ti2(Si4O12)2O2(OH)4F
Elements: Potassium, Sodium, Iron, Titanium, Silicon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Fluorine
Class: Silicates – Inosilicates
Crystal System: Triclinic
Hardness: 3
Calcite
Talc (1)Diamond (10)
A copper coin can scratch it.
Origin: Khibny Massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja, Oblast, Nortern Region – Russia
Did you know?

Astrophyllite means star leaf, and it earns the name: its bronze-gold blades fan out from a center in bursts, like a constellation locked inside the rock.

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