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Namansilite

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Namansilite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto Vara, Vara Valley, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Fine spray of reddish namansilite, an uncommon mineral found in a handful of places in the world, a good representative sample.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Namansilite

Formula: 
NaMn3+Si2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Streak: 
brown-red
Type Locality: 
Dzhavodi Area, Ir-Nimi manganese deposit, Taikan Ridge, Khabarovskiy Kray, Far-Eastern Region, Russia

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