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Jagoite & Melanotekite

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Jagoite & Melanotekite

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Description
Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.8 × 0.8 cm
Description

Green jagoite inclusion and brown melanotekite on matrix. 

Rare mineral, type locality!
 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jagoite

Formula: 
Pb18Fe3+4[Si4(Si,Fe3+)6][Pb4Si16(Si,Fe)4]O82Cl6
Strunz: 
9.EG.50
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

Melanotekite

Formula: 
Pb2Fe3+2(Si2O7)O2
Strunz: 
9.BE.80
Hardness: 
6.5
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden