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Tuhualite

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Tuhualite

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Description
Locality: 
Mayor Island, Bay of Plenty Region, North Island, New Zealand
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.3 × 0.5 cm
Description

Tuhualite, the name comes from the Maori " Tuhua", the original name for Mayor Island in New Zealand. A nice reference sample of this very rare species from the Type Locality with a small purple crystal of tuhualite on matrix. Collected in 2001 during the last official allowed collecting trip to Mayor Island.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tuhualite

Formula: 
NaFe2+Fe3+Si6O15
Strunz: 
9.DN.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Mayor Island (Tuhua), New Zealand
Cartils Minerals

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