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Braunite

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Braunite

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 1.7 × 1.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.40cm
Weight: 
11.00gr
Description

A very nice Braunite . A beautiful specimen, that weighs 11g and has a height of 3.2cm. The largest crystal on this specimen has a height of 2.4cm.  Many small Braunite crystals..  

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Braunite

Formula: 
Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Strunz: 
9.AG.05
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Oehrenstock (Öhrenstock), Langewiesen, Ilmenau District, Thuringian Forest, Thuringia, Germany