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Parsettensite

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Parsettensite

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Description
Locality: 
Falotta, Tinizong, Oberhalbstein Alps, Albula Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.5 × 2 cm
Description

Rich specimen of orange-brown crystallized parsettensite on a quartz matrix. Hard to see from the area of the type locality.

Acquired in the 1970’s, it is an Ex. Rik Dillen specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Parsettensite

Formula: 
K1.2Mn8(Si,Al)12O26(OH)10
Strunz: 
9.EG.40
Hardness: 
1.5
Type Locality: 
Parsettens Alp, Tinizong (Tinzen), Oberhalbstein (Surses; Sursass), Albula Valley, Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden), Switzerland

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