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Canavesite & Ludwigite

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Canavesite & Ludwigite

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Description
Locality: 
Brosso Mine, Cálea, Léssolo, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm
Description

Canavesite and ludwigite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Canavesite

Formula: 
Mg2(HBO3)(CO3)·5H2O
Strunz: 
6.H0.50
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Brosso Mine, Cálea, Léssolo, Canavese District, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy

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