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Romanèchite Psm Selenite

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Romanèchite Psm Selenite

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Description
Locality: 
Hilarion Mine, Hilarion, Kamariza, Agios Konstantinos, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 1.3 × 1 cm
Description

A fine and dramatic example of this highly desirable pseudomorph from Lavrion. Nearly metallic gray romanechite after an elongated crystal of selenite. You can actually look through the crystal as it is hollowed and "open" from both ends.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Romanèchite

Formula: 
(Ba,H2O)2Mn5O10
Strunz: 
4.DK.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Manganese deposit, Romanèche-Thorens, La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France

Selenite

Variety Of: 

Gypsum

Formula: 
CaSO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.CD.40
Hardness: 
2.0
Hardness: 
0.0

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