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Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S

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Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S

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Description
Locality: 
Xianghualing Mine, Linwu County, Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.2 × 0.1 cm
Description

Two single specimens of taaffeite (official IMA name : Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S) from Hunan , China.

Taaffeite is very valuable gem material

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection specimen, from Waregem, Belgium.

Mineral Data
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Magnesiotaaffeite-2N’2S

Formula: 
Mg3Al8BeO16
Strunz: 
4.FC.25
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
8.0 - 8.5
Type Locality: 
Niriella Village, Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

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