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Pinakiolite

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Pinakiolite

P-XRD & EDS verified material

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Description
Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 5.5 × 4 cm
Description

P-XRD and EDS confirmed pinakiolite from Langban. Platy crystals up to 5mm in matrix. Comes from a historic collection with a focus on scandinavian minerals. Analysis attached.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pinakiolite

Formula: 
(Mg,Mn2+)2Mn3+(BO3)O2
Strunz: 
6.AB.35
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden