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Steropesite & Lafossaite

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Steropesite & Lafossaite

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Description
Locality: 
La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.6 × 0.4 cm
Description

Steropesite (IMA 2008-014, Tl-Bi-chloride) and Lafossaite (IMA-2003-032, Tl bromide, chloride) , two extremely rare new minerals from la Fossa Crater are well crystallized in this sample: steropesite as yellow crystals and lafossaite as beige crystals. Bromine crystals are extremely rare in Nature (only 18 species exist of almost 5000 minerals known!). Exceptional sample for the quality of the crystallization. Don't miss the opportunity to get such a rarity.
For more info: www.mindat.org/min-38692.html and www.mindat.org/min-27521.html
Very nice under the microscope !. Note.- Shipping costs are intended for Certified Mail. If you prefer the cheaper ordinary mail, please ask.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Steropesite

Formula: 
Tl3BiCl6
Strunz: 
3.CK.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

Lafossaite

Formula: 
Tl(Cl,Br)
Strunz: 
3.AA.25
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, Italy
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