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Szaibélyite

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Szaibélyite

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Description
Locality: 
Brosso Mine, Cálea, Léssolo, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 0.6 × 0.7 cm
Description

Rich specimen of white, irregular grown szaibelyite. A rare mg-borate.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Szaibélyite

Formula: 
MgBO2(OH)
Strunz: 
6.BA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Băiţa Mining District (Baita Bihor; Rézbánya), Nucet, Bihor Co., Romania