Moving mountains for you
Switch currency

Current Live Auctions

Current Live Fixed Price Sales

Sailaufite

Views:
Watches:
JYJ195440

Sailaufite

Description Tabs

Description
Locality: 
Sailauf, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.5 × 3.2 cm
Description

Black to brown sailaufite on calcite in cavities. Sailaufite is a Mn bearing species and the best crystals come from the Fuchs quarry, near Sailauf. This is one of the richest samples.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sailaufite

Formula: 
(Ca,Na,☐)2Mn3+3(AsO4)2(CO3)O2·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.30
Hardness: 
4.0 - 0.0
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Fuchs Quarry, Hartkoppe, Sailauf, Hösbach, Spessart, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany