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Sursassite

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Description
Locality: 
Rahier, Stoumont, Liège Province, Belgium
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.7 × 4.3 × 2.6 cm
Weight: 
50.00gr
Description

Rare, belgian specimen with reddish-brown crystallites. It is the first piece in 27 years from this locality.

Mineral Data
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Sursassite

Formula: 
Mn2+2Al3(Si2O7)(SiO4)(OH)3
Strunz: 
9.BG.15
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Parsettens Alp, Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden), Switzerland