RIEBECKITE Na2(Fe,Mg)3Fe2Si8O22(OH)2 (orthorhombic)
amphibole group; varieties: crocidolite, see crossite

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variety crocidolite, bluish-green fibrous mass
Robertstown Quarry, South Australia, Australia

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