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Merelaniite On Alabandite

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Merelaniite On Alabandite

Extremely Rare !
New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania (United Republic)
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 5.8 × 5.3 cm
Description

A beautiful cluster of huge alabandite crystals with tiny merelaniite crystals.

Merelaniite is a brand new Mo-Pb-V-Sb sulfide forming cylindrical whiskers.
 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Merelaniite

Formula: 
Mo4Pb4VSbS15
Group Parent: 
Cylindrite
Crystal System: 
Cylindrite Group
Colour: 
Dark grey

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