CLINOHUMITE MARBLE - Madagascar
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Betafo District, Madagascar
Betafo District, Madagascar
This rare and highly attractive type of marble contains orange-coloured crystals of clinohumite (magnesium silicate) and black hercynite (a variety of spinel).
Marble is a metamorphic rock formed from limestone that has been heated and recrystallised, creating new minerals and turning it into a completely different rock.
Size: 7.5 x 5.5 x 5 centimetres
Weight: 322 grams