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Malayaite

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Description
Locality: 
Meldon Mine, Okehampton, Devon, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4 × 7 × 4 cm
Description

A very old specimen from the Lt Col Williams collection (Burncoose Assay Office) displaying yellow malayaite in pyrite, sphalerite matrix.

The label says it all.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Malayaite

Formula: 
CaSn(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AG.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Sungei Lah (Sungei Lok), Chenderiang, Balang Padang, Perak, Malaysia