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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: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 1 cm
Description

Orange crystalline akatoreite from this intriguing locality which is one of only 3 locations in the world, certain, for this rare species, located at an altitude of 3000 m, not easy to find material for the difficult accessibility  and the very limited portion of  the Mn ore deposit. Good specimen.

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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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