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Benstonite

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Benstonite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Murunskii Massif, Aldan Shield, Sakha Republic, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.3 × 0.6 cm
Description

Beige coloured crystalline masses of rare Ba-Ca-Mg-carbonate benstonite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Benstonite

Formula: 
(Ba,Sr)6(Ca,Mn)6Mg(CO3)13
Strunz: 
5.AB.55
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Baroid Sales Division pit, Baroid Mine (Chamberlain Creek Barite Mines), Chamberlain Creek Valley, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, USA

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