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Johannsenite

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Johannsenite

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Description
Locality: 
Temperino Mine, Campiglia Marittima, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4.5 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

An old specimen of johannsenite from its Italian type locality, in radiating aggregates. A nice sample of this Ca-Mn pyroxene associated with galena and sphalerite from the skarn of Campiglia Marittima.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Johannsenite

Formula: 
CaMn2+Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Franklin Mine, Franklin, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Geowellery

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