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Kannanite

New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Kannan, Uchiko, Ouzu City, Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku Island, Japan
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.6 × 0.5 cm
Description

A splinter of chert with a cream coloured microveinlet (3x0.1 mm) of the new mineral kannanite (IMA 2015-100) from the type and only locality. This is the first time that a specimen of this ugly but exceedingly rare species is available on the web market.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kannanite

Formula: 
Ca4Al4(AlMg)(VO4)(SiO4)2(Si3O10)(OH)6
Group Parent: 
Ardennite Group
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Colour: 
yellow - orange
Type Locality: 
Mount Kannan, Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Shikoku Island, Japan

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