Green Phlogopite

Green Phlogopite from Kovdor Mine, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Russia

Collection

John Betts - Fine Minerals

Description

Flat hexagonal green-bronze Phlogopite crystal with contact on the bottom edge where it was attached to underlying rock. The Phlogopite is internally zoned with complex crystallization patterns and color variations. Thin flakes show green color. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection #645b; acquired in 1993 from Geologisch Centrum (Nederland).

Locality

Kovdor Mine, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Russia

Dimensions

59 x 49 x 3 mm.


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