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Mellite

Ex Krantz (Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Maleevka, Bogorodetsk District, Tula Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Description

Honey yellow mellite crystal

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mellite

Formula: 
Al2[C6(COO)6]·16H2O
Strunz: 
10.AC.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Artern, Unstrut valley, Thuringia, Germany