CORDIERITE Mg2Al4Si5O18 (orthorhombic)
varieties: iolite

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variety iolite, illuminated with transmitted light, specimen orientation alternating 90°, with axis of rotation parallel to screen and from left to right,
near Tananarive, Antananarivo, Madagascar

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