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Nifontovite

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Nifontovite

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Locality: 
Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 6 × 4 cm
Description

Very rich specimen of nifontovite, a rare Bor-mineral, covered by another mineral, from Charcas, Mexico.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nifontovite

Formula: 
Ca3B6O6(OH)12(H2O)2
Strunz: 
6.CA.50
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Novofrolovskoye B-Cu deposit, Turjinsk, Turya river, Krasnoturjinsk (Bogolovsk; Krasnotur'insk; Krasnoturyinsk), Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...