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Danburite

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Description
Locality: 
Maglovec Quarry, Vyšná Šebastová, Prešov County, Prešov Region, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Description

We are all used to seeing the wonderful danburite crystals from Mexico but I can not recall seeing them offered from any other locality. Here is specimen with small, but nicely formed radiating danburite crystals from a little known location in Slovakia.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Danburite

Formula: 
CaB2Si2O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.65
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
7.0 - 7.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Danbury, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA
Peter Crozier Minerals