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Braunite

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Braunite

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning Mines, Kuruman, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 8.5 × 7 cm
Weight: 
800.00gr
Description

Black and blocky/cuboidal crystals of braunite, partially with longitudinal striations on manganese ore matrix from the N'Chwaning mining district, South Africa. Minute crystals of scalenohedral, colorless calcite scattered upon the specimen give it a sparkling appearance.

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Braunite

Formula: 
Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Strunz: 
9.AG.05
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Oehrenstock (Öhrenstock), Langewiesen, Ilmenau District, Thuringian Forest, Thuringia, Germany
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