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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: 
2 × 2 × 0.9 cm
Description

One locality mineral Shimazakiite is a new calcium-borate mineral, forms white-grey 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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