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Inesite

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Description
Locality: 
North Mine, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 5.8 × 5 cm
Description

Classic inesite from Broken Hill occuring here as a thick seam of radiating crystals between galena and calcite. The brown colour is usually due to darkening from exposure to light. The underside of the specimen shows a fresher rose pink colour.

Mineral Data
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Inesite

Formula: 
Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O
Strunz: 
9.DL.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Hilfe Gottes Mine, Oberscheld, Dillenburg, Dillenburg District, Hesse, Germany
Gondwana Minerals