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Ludwigite

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Description
Locality: 
Brosso Mine, Cálea, Léssolo, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
7.4 × 12.8 × 3 cm
Weight: 
261.00gr
Description

Significant plate with numerous diverging ludwigite sprays from the defunct Brosso mine. Associated to it, a few grains of brassy chalcopyrite.

A classic specimen from Italy, nowadays sought-after and very rare to find, if not in old collections. Dated back to the 80s, this is a sizeable specimen for the specie and locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ludwigite

Formula: 
Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2
Strunz: 
6.AB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Ocna de Fier (Vaskö-Moraviţa; Vaskö-Moravicza; Eisenstein), Ocna de Fier-Dognecea District, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin Co., Romania

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