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Orientite

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Description
Locality: 
Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto Vara, Vara Valley, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 3.5 × 2.7 cm
Description

Orange red orientite in very good crystals. Very rich specimen hosting this unusual Mn mineral. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Orientite

Formula: 
Ca2Mn2+Mn3+2(Si3O10)(OH)4
Strunz: 
9.BJ.05
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Firmeza District, Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba