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Romanèchite

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Romanèchite

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Locality: 
Marisol Mine, Las Nogueras Ravine, Campos de Golf, Atamaría, Cartagena, Murcia, Spain
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 4 × 3.5 cm
Description

This sample of romanèchite is showing botryoidal aggregates, accompanied by pyrolusite and todorokite. We will send analysis to the bidder. From a classic mine for manganese oxydes.

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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