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Cafarsite

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Description
Locality: 
Wanni Glacier, Monte Cervandone, Binn Valley, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 4 × 0.3 cm
Description

From the type locality, this is a well-defined, floater, dark brown octahedral crystal of cafarsite with the corners modified by small faces of cube and dodecahedron. It has a good lustre and holds some rests of the phyllosilicates matrix.

Ex Francis Hubert #10090.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cafarsite

Formula: 
Ca5.9Mn1.7Fe3Ti3(AsO3)12·4-5H2O
Strunz: 
4.JC.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area (Monte Cervandone), Kriegalp Valley (Chriegalp Valley), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

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