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Poppiite

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Locality: 
Gambatesa Mine, Reppia, Genova, Liguria, Italy
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

Green-grayish submillimetric tufts of acicular crystals of poppiite with ganophyllite in a partially etched calcite matrix. Probed. Type locality. Very rare.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Poppiite

Formula: 
Ca2(V3+,Fe3+,Mg)(V3+,Al)2(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH,O)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BG.20
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Valgraveglia Mine (Gambatesa Mine), Reppia, Graveglia Valley, Ne, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy

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