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Tsilaisite

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Tsilaisite

IMA2011-047
New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
Grotta d'Oggi, San Piero in Campo, Campo nell'Elba, Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1 × 1.2 cm
Description

Tsilaisite is a rare new mineral species, the manganese dominant member of turmaline group. It forms greenish-yellow crystal fragments with schorl in pegmatite matrix. The specimen comes from the Type Locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tsilaisite

Variety Of: 

Tourmaline

Formula: 
A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Hardness: 
7
Loranth Minerals

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