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Sassolite

Ex. Rohlach Collection (South Aust.)
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Sasso Pisano, Castelnuovo Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 4.2 × 4.2 cm
Description

A good sized specimen from the type locality. Discovered around 1800, this borate mineral occurs as soft off white coloured masses mixed with orange clay like material.

With a hardness of only 1, care should be taken when handling. This piece is in very good condition considering this fact.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sassolite

Formula: 
H3BO3
Strunz: 
6.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
1.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Sasso Pisano, Castelnuovo Val di Cecina, Pisa Province, Tuscany, Italy
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