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Nifontovite

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Nifontovite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 1.5 × 0.6 cm
Description

A beautiful thumbnail specimen of nifontovite from the world class find at Charcas.   The specimen does exhibit some terminations of the smaller crystals, and shows great irridescent internal reflections.     Nifontovite is a rare calcium bearing borate known from just six world localities.   

Mineral Data
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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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