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Inesite

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Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 3 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Some fine crystals of inesite, displaying a very nice crystal form combined with an eye catching colour. This is a very old specimen.

Weight: 20 gr.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Inesite

Formula: 
Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O
Strunz: 
9.DL.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Hilfe Gottes Mine, Oberscheld, Dillenburg, Dillenburg District, Hesse, Germany