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Girdlestone Farm, Mwenezi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwei
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Girdlestone FarmFarm
Mwenezi DistrictDistrict
MasvingoProvince
ZimbabweCountry

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Alexandrite

Girdlestone Farm, Mwenezi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Alexandrite

Girdlestone Farm, Mwenezi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Alexandrite

Girdlestone Farm, Mwenezi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Alexandrite

Girdlestone Farm, Mwenezi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
07875040017272023717347.jpg
Alexandrite

Girdlestone Farm, Mwenezi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Alexandrite

Girdlestone Farm, Mwenezi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
02572480017272023711554.jpg
Alexandrite

Girdlestone Farm, Mwenezi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
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Alexandrite

Girdlestone Farm, Mwenezi District, Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 25' 26'' South , 30° 43' 44'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-21.42390,30.72890
GeoHash:
G#: ksjy57bhe
GRN:
S15E21
Type:
Farm
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Mindat Locality ID:
6703
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6703:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Alexandrite sixling twins in biotite schist.

Alexandrite found at Girdlestone Farmfrom here are often small well-formed orthorhombic repeated twins forming pseudo hexagonal crystals.

Colour changes are from dark green to a purple-red.

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2 valid minerals.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChrysoberyl
var. Alexandrite		4.BA.05BeAl2O4
ⓘ4.BA.05BeAl2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ Chrysoberyl var. AlexandriteBeAl2O4
Beⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
OOxygen
Oⓘ Chrysoberyl var. AlexandriteBeAl2O4
Oⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Chrysoberyl var. AlexandriteBeAl2O4
Alⓘ ChrysoberylBeAl2O4
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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