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Balangeroite

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Balangeroite

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Description
Locality: 
Poggio San Vittore Mine, Balangero, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2.5 × 0.8 cm
Description

A bundle of golden-brown crystals of balangeroite an amphibole reported only in the type locality.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Balangeroite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+,Fe3+,Mn2+)42Si16O54(OH)40
Strunz: 
9.DH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthrhombic
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Poggio San Vittore asbestos mine, Balangero, Lanzo Valleys, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy

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