PINOLITE (UNPOLISHED SLICE) - Austria
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Unpolished slice
Hohentauern, Lower Tauern Mountains, Austria
Pinolite (also called pinolith) is a metamorphic rock with a striking appearance. It resembles an abstract painting.
Pinolite is a grey to almost black dolomite with inclusions of white magnesite. The magnesite grains resemble pine nuts (hence the name). The dark colour of the dolomite is caused by graphite.
This is an unpolished slice. Presented in a lidded gift box.
Size: approx. 10 x 7.5 x 0.7 centimetres
Weight: 143 grams
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