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Antigorite — specimen 0110, photo © NMNHS
Antigorite — specimen 0110, photo © NMNHS

Antigorite — specimen 0110

Origin

South Asia
Afghanistan
Antigorite — specimen 0110, locality map
Data

Weight: 14.74 ct; size: 19.35 | 14.71 | 7.35 mm; shape: oval; colour: dark green; clarity: translucent; cut: fair; treatment: none.
Notes

Clean specimen; cabochon style cut.

Other specimens
Antigorite — specimen 0144Antigorite — specimen 0296Antigorite — specimen 0155Antigorite — specimen 0149Antigorite — specimen 0151Antigorite — specimen 0158

More information from ‘Classification’

Antigorite

Commonly replaces ultramafic rocks; as a replacement of siliceous dolomite rock along contacts with diabase sills (Anthony et al., 2001—2005).


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