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Alabandite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania (United Republic)
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.6 × 1.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

This is a very good and sharp alabandite crystal from a recent find at Matias Manga Pit, Merelani Hills, Tanzania.

Beautiful and lustrous crystal on minor matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Alabandite

Formula: 
MnS
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Sacarîmb (Sãcãrâmb; Szekerembe; Nagyág), Deva, Hunedoara Co., Romania