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Priceite

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Priceite

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Description
Locality: 
Bigadiç Mine, Bigadiç District, Balikesir Province, Turkey
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.7 × 6 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.35cm
Description

Specimen featuring lots of yellowish, well defined, Priceite crystals on matrix.

Priceite is a very rare borate, known in very few locales and even more rare in clean crystals.

Former Sandro Maggia collection, with label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Priceite

Formula: 
Ca2B5O7(OH)5·H2O
Strunz: 
6.EB.25
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Lone Ranch Priceite Prospect, Curry Co., Oregon, USA

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Seller's terms and conditions

The item can be returned for whichever reason, provided its original conditions, and within 10 days from its delivery to the Buyer. In the case of returning, the Buyer will be entitled to the refund of the item price; shipping costs will remain at the Buyer's charge in any case.