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Shimazakiite

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Shimazakiite

IMA2010-085a
New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
Fuka Mine, Bitchu-cho, Takahashi, Honshu Island, Japan
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.2 × 0.8 cm
Description

One locality mineral Shimazakiite is a new calcium-borate mineral, forms white masses, in association with purple acicular henmilite (stange form), blackish sulfide inclusion (possibly chalcocite) and minor takedaite.
Very rare!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Shimazakiite

Formula: 
Ca2B2-xO5-3x(OH)3x (x = 0~0.06)
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Fuka mine, Fuka, Bicchu-cho (Bitchu-cho), Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan
Loranth Minerals

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