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Hauerite

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Locality: 
Destricella Mine, Raddusa, Catania Province, Sicily, Italy
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.6 × 0.5 cm
Description

An extremely sharp octohedral crystal of this very rare species (a sulphides of the pyrite group). This is the classic locality for the species (generally found only in this place and in Poland or Slovakya, but of poorer quality), but it is very uncommon to find them in these days, especially in this sharp habit.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hauerite

Formula: 
MnS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.05a
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Kalinka, Vígľašská Huta - Kalinka, Detva Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
CAIROLI FINE MINERALS

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