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Demicheleite-(I) & Argesite

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Demicheleite-(I) & Argesite

Rare Mineral from Type Locality
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Description
Locality: 
La Fossa Crater, Vulcano Island, Messina Province, Sicily, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

In this excellent sample of demicheleite-(I), an extremely rare species, there are many  black crystals . Of the three known terms, the other two are Cl and Br dominant, this of iodine, is the rarest and here is together another very rare species, the argesite, with flattened, yellow-lemon crystals, with vitreous luster. They come from their type locality and only known. A very good sample. Analyzed by one of the authors.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Demicheleite-(I)

Formula: 
BiSI
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

Argesite

Formula: 
(NH4)7Bi3Cl16
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

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