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Romanèchite

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Locality: 
Gärtnerskopf Quarry, Ober-Mengelbach, Wald-Michelbach, Bergstraße, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Globular balls or romanechite from an old manganese mine near Obermengelbach, Hesse, Germany.

Mineral Data
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Romanèchite

Formula: 
(Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10
Strunz: 
4.DK.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Manganese deposit, Romanèche-Thorens, La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France