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Magnesio-foitite

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Magnesio-foitite

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Description
Locality: 
Tisovec, Rimavská Sobota County, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.2 × 1.8 cm
Description

This is a new occurence of uncommon turmaline group mineral magnesiofoitite. It forms green-brown sprays on quartzite matrix.

Mineral Data
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Magnesio-foitite

Formula: 
(□,Na)(Mg2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Strunz: 
9.CK.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Type Locality: 
Kyonosawa, Mitomi-mura, Yamanashi prefecture, Chubu region, Honshu Island, Japan
Loranth Minerals

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