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Lafossaite & Cannizzarite

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Lafossaite & Cannizzarite

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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 × 1.3 × 1.5 cm
Description

A lot of beautiful crystals of rare lafossaite, which takes its name from this volcanic crater that in recent decades has given many new and rare species. It's accompanied by shiny, thin metallic cannizzarite crystals. the La Fossa crater is the type locality for both.  Analyzed specimen.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lafossaite

Formula: 
Tl(Cl,Br)
Strunz: 
3.AA.25
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

Cannizzarite

Formula: 
Pb4Bi6S13
Strunz: 
2.JB.20
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
La Fossa crater, Vulcano Island, Lipari, Eolie Islands (Aeolian Islands), Messina Province, Sicily, Italy

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