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Shigaite

Dan Behnke collection
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Homer Mine, Mineral Hills, Iron County, Michigan, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1 × 0.5 cm
Description

ILLUSTRATED!! You are bidding on an exceptional micro with beautiful crystals of shigaite on matrix from this classic Michigan locality for the species. Originally from the Steve and Janet Cares collection and still mounted with their box and labels. Illustrated in Photo Atlas of Minerals 2007 edition. Comes with Dan's four original slides and index card. 

This sample is from the collection of Dan Behnke, long-time friend, micromounter and prodigious photographer. I am pleased to be able to offer selections from his large collection, many of which are illustrated specimens in Rocks & Minerals, The Mineralogiocal Record, Photo Atlas of Minerals and many other publications. All samples from his meticulously catalogued collection will come with his original index card with all notes, photography annotations and other pertinent information, as well as any slides Dan may have taken of the sample with publication notes and date the photo was made.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Shigaite

Formula: 
Mn6Al3(OH)18[Na(H2O)6][SO4]2·6H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.35
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Ioi mine, Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan

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