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Name
Ephesite
Chemistry
NaLiAl2(Al2Si2)O10(OH)2
Uses
As a collectors specimen
Color
Brownish pink, translucent pink, Orange, Pearl gray, Pale green
Hardness
3.5-4.5
Specific gravity
Streak
White
Crystals
Euhedral to platy masses
Accompanied by:
Rhodochrosite
Similar to:
Mica
Ephesite's name derived from discovery location Ephesus, Turkey.
In the Kalahari Manganese field Ephesite crystals were found along the Gamagara ridge, usually occurring in veins, or lining and filling veins.
These larger crystals are invariably cleavage fragments.
rock crystal
