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Melanophlogite

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Melanophlogite

Ex. Rohlach collection (Sth Aust)

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Description
Locality: 
Botro Masaccio Quarry, Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 3.1 × 3.5 cm
Description

Weird rounded microcrystals of Melanophlogite - 46SiO2·6(N2,CO2)·2(CH4,N2) - form along fracture planes in the matrix.

Originally discovered at the Giona Mine in Sicily in 1876. This is a nice locality specimen. Nice under magnification.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Melanophlogite

Formula: 
46SiO2·6(N2,CO2)·2(CH4,N2)
Strunz: 
4.DA.25
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Giona Mine, Milena, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy
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