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Ravatite

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Locality: 
Anna Mine, Alsdorf, Cologne, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 1 cm
Description

Absolutely a rare mineral and not often for sale. The largest leaf on matrix of ravatite is 1 x 0,5 cm and shows light pink FL under daylight. Material from this find was used for the analyses discussed here: http://www.mindat.org/mesg-7-159813.html. Found by seller in 2009.

High resolution mineral images (tiff 75 MB), for use in articles or to print A3 for your wall, will be provided as download on request.

Mineral Data
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Ravatite

Formula: 
C14H10
Strunz: 
10.BA.40
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.0
Type Locality: 
Ravat Village (site of), Yagnob River, Zeravshan Range, Viloyati Sogd (Viloyati Sughd; Viloyati Khodzhent; Viloyati Leninabad), Tajikistan
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