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Graphite

Graphite is one of the world’s softest minerals, and forms in masses or sheets. It is opaque black, soft and light, and has a submetallic luster. 6 cm, northern Kythera. Photograph...

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Aragonite

Aragonite has the same chemical composition as calcite, but crystallizes in a different pattern and doesn’t cleave as distinctly. This piece, 4.5 cm, was found near Fratsia. Photog...

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Mica Foil

Mica has a highly metallic luster, and when it forms in sheets over a host rock it looks as though the rock has been covered in metal foil. 7 cm, found in northwestern Kythera. Pho...

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Mica

Mica is found commonly in schists, its metallic luster is unmistakable. This small piece is 2.5 cm, found in northern Kythera. Photograph by Peter B Tzannes, 2004

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Peridotite

Peridotite is an ultramafic rock found on Kythera. It may be green, dark green, or black. This rounded, conical piece has the color of an avocado. 3 cm. Photograph by Peter B Tzann...

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