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Chiyokoite

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Chiyokoite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Fuka Mine, Bitchu-cho, Takahashi, Honshu Island, Japan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm
Description

Excellent specimen with a spherical pink crystal aggregate of chiyokoite. Specimen from type locality. Chiyokoite is only known from ONE locality worldwide. Absolutely rare mineral!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chiyokoite

Formula: 
Ca3Si(CO3){[B(OH)4]0.5(AsO3)0.5}(OH)6·12H2O
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Type Locality: 
Fuka Mine, Bitchu-cho, Takahashi, Honshu Island, Japan

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