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Mandarinoite

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Description
Locality: 
Baccu Locci Mine, Villaputzu, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Description

Olive green crystal aggregates of the rare iron selenite mandarinoite from this locality in Sardinia known for its paragenesis of selenium minerals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mandarinoite

Formula: 
Fe3+2(SeO3)3·4H2O
Strunz: 
4.JH.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Virgen de Surumi mine (Pacajake mine; Pakajake mine), Pakajake Canyon (Pacajake Canyon), Chayanta Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

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