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Melanophlogite & Magnesite

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Melanophlogite & Magnesite

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Description
Locality: 
Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2 × 6 × 4 cm
Description

Spherical melanophlogite crystals with colorless magnesite blades

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Melanophlogite

Formula: 
46SiO2·6(N2,CO2)·2(CH4,N2)
Strunz: 
4.DA.25
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Giona Mine, Milena, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy

Magnesite

Formula: 
MgCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Magnisía Prefecture (Magnesia), Thessalia Department (Thessaly), Greece