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Melanophlogite

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Melanophlogite

Type locality
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Gibellina Mine, Racalmuto, Agrigento Province, Sicily, Italy
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 1.8 × 2.2 cm
Description

Sparkly, micro cubes of the ultra-rare organic quartz, melanophlogite, in a vug of the sulfur-celestite matrix. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Melanophlogite

Formula: 
46SiO2·6(N2,CO2)·2(CH4,N2)
Strunz: 
4.DA.25
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Giona Mine, Milena, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy