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Manganbabingtonite

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Manganbabingtonite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Iron Cap Mine, Black Peak, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Exceptional example of this pretty rare silicate. 5-6 crystal groups, with one large crystal of 1 cm, with small twin in the middle. Bottom of the specimen is sawn.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Manganbabingtonite

Formula: 
Ca2(Mn,Fe)FeSi5O14(OH)
Strunz: 
9.DK.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Rudnyi Kaskad deposit, Krasnokamensk ore field, Kuragin District, Sayan Mts, Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krasnoyarsk Kray; Krasnoyarskii Krai), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

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