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Alabandite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Merelani Hills, Arusha Region, Tanzania (United Republic)
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.2 × 4.2 × 3 cm
Description

A huge crystal cluster of black octahedral crystals of the rare mineral alabandite from a recent find in Tanzania.

Beautiful, large and attractive specimen of this rare mineral species.
 

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