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Bustamite

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Bustamite

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Description
Locality: 
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 5.3 × 2.9 cm
Description

A large massive specimen of bustamite with a small amount of associated cubic galena. A very nice sample which exhibits the typical 'melted plastic' look. There is one reasonably nice crystal at the side of the specimen measuring about 3 cm long. A good representative specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bustamite

Formula: 
CaMn2+(Si2O6)
Strunz: 
9.DG.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Gondwana Minerals