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Hohenlohe Flintstone
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Hohenlohe Flintstone
This stone can be found next to our door! Quite unspectular in the field ...but cutting reveals a colorful inside!
Synonyms: |
Jasper, |
Variety of: |
microcrystalline and cryptocrystalline chalcedony and quartz |
IMA Status: |
Not recognised as mineral |
Classification: |
Oxides |
Chemical formula: |
SiO2 |
Crystal system: |
Trigonal - microcrystalline, cryptocrystalline |
Density (g/cm3): |
2,6 - 2,9 measured |
Tenacity: |
Brittle |
Cleavage: |
Non observed |
Fracture: |
Conchoidal, sub-conchoidal |
Hardness (Mohs): |
6,5 - 7 |
Colour: |
Rot, rot-brown, brown, grün, gelb, yellow, white but black too, any color due to embedded minerals |
Lustre: |
Vitreous, waxy, dull |
Streak: |
White |
Application: |
Local famous as a gemstone |
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