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Nifontovite

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Nifontovite

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Description
Locality: 
Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.3 × 1.2 cm
Description

A beautiful miniature size specimen of Nifontovite from the finds several years ago at Charcas.   This specimen is a cluster of beautiful colorless crystals that irridescent internal reflections when viewed closely.   A fine example of this calcium bearing borate known from just five localities worldwide.  

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Nifontovite

Formula: 
Ca3B6O6(OH)12(H2O)2
Strunz: 
6.CA.50
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Novofrolovskoye B-Cu deposit, Turjinsk, Turya river, Krasnoturjinsk (Bogolovsk; Krasnotur'insk; Krasnoturyinsk), Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

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