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Akatoreite

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Akatoreite

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Description
Locality: 
Maniglia Mountain Mine, Bellino, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1 × 1.5 cm
Description

Groups of  crystals of akatoreite from this intriguing locality located at an altitude of 3000 m, not easy to find material for the difficult accessibility of location and the very limited portion of  the Mn ore deposit.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Akatoreite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Fe2+)9Al2(HSi4O13)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
9.BH.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Akatore Creek, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand

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