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Canavesite

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Description
Locality: 
Brosso Mine, Cálea, Léssolo, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

Beautiful highly lustrous canavesite on dark matrix. Type locality! 

Reference: G. Signorelli; Canadian Mineralogist(1978) 16, 69-73

Mineral Data
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Canavesite

Formula: 
Mg2(HBO3)(CO3)·5H2O
Strunz: 
6.H0.50
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Brosso Mine, Cálea, Léssolo, Canavese District, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy