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Chiavennite

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Chiavennite

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Description
Locality: 
Tvedalen, Larvik, Vestfold og Telemark, Norway
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2 × 1.9 cm
Description

Orange chiavennite microcrystals on matrix. Rich specimen from Armin Wendland collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chiavennite

Formula: 
CaMnBe2Si5O13(OH)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
9.GF.25
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Tanno, Chiavenna, Valchiavenna, Sondrio Province, Lombardy, Italy