Mineral: Diaspore
Locality: Menderes Massif, Muğla Province, Aegean Region, Turkey
Dimensions: 6.5 x 2 x 6 cm

Description: Mass: 25 g MIM number:1950 Perfect V-shaped twin with two transparent and slightly dichroic branches (pink on the narrow faces, green on the wide ones). It is not common to find a twin with equal development of both branches as in this sample. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence Publications: "extraLapis No. 53: Zwillinge", "Minéraux - Le Guide des Passionnés", “Mineralogical Record, Jul-Aug 2020”, "Le Règne Minéral #162: Nov-Déc 2021"

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