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Noelbensonite

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Noelbensonite

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Description
Locality: 
Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto Vara, Vara Valley, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 2 × 1 cm
Description

Brownish orange crystals of the very rare mineral noelbensonite from the most common locality for the mineral, the Cerchiara mine. Noelbensonite has only been found in 4 localities worldwide. Noelbensonite in crystals is very rare !.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Noelbensonite

Formula: 
BaMn3+2(Si2O7)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
9.BE.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Woods Mine (Wood's Rhodonite Mine), Tamworth, Darling Co., New South Wales, Australia...

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