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Kollerite

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Description
Locality: 
Pécs-Vasas, Pécs, Mecsek Mountains, Baranya County, Hungary
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.6 × 0.2 cm
Description

A lot of yellow-brownish balls of acicular and culumnar crystals on matrix. This is the 11 th. sulfite mineral worldwide, and this is the first confirmed ammonium sulfite mineral.
I've found the pieces in 2009 in one single occasion, and in a small quantity. The mineral hasn't been found since then.

 

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Kollerite

Formula: 
(NH4)2Fe3+(SO3)2(OH)·H2O
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Type Locality: 
Pécs-Vasas Mine, Baranya County, Hungary

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