Holmquistite

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Holmquistite Natural Mineral From Fu Yun Xin Jiang China Size-13cm x 10cm x 1.7cm Weight-341g You will receive the item in the photo Holmquistite is a rare lithium bearing mineral known for its distinctive properties and specific geologic occurrence.Its crystal system is orthorhombic and its mineral class is silicates.Rock formation environment: it is an almost exclusively metasomatic alteration mineral found at the contact or reaction zones between lithium rich pegmatites and surrounding basic or ultrabasic country rocks.Hydrothermal fluids rich in lithium originating from the crystallizing pegmatite migrate into the wall rock,altering pre existing amphibious like hornblende and biotite into Holmquistite. Show more