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Santafeite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Molinello Mine, Ne, Graveglia Valley, Genova Province, Liguria, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 0.8 cm
Description

Dark metallic crystalline santafeite flattened on the matrix. Quite rich, a good specimen of this rare mineral.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Santafeite

Formula: 
(Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn4+8(VO4)16(OH,O)20·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.DM.40
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Unnamed mine, Grants District, McKinley Co., New Mexico, USA

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