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Pyrosmalite-(Mn)

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Pyrosmalite-(Mn)

Ex Jose Rees Collection, via Flossie Campbell

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Description
Locality: 
Junction Mine, Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 4 × 3.2 cm
Description

A large crude pyrosmalite crystal from the Junction mine , which at the time this specimen was collected was part of the South Mine. This specimen was collected on the 13 level, and was first acquired(collected) by Flossie Campbell  and was subsequently sold to Jose Rees on the 13th of September 1964.

This is a Broken Hill with great provenance

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pyrosmalite-(Mn)

Formula: 
(Mn,Fe)8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Strunz: 
9.EE.10
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Sterling Mine, Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA
Earthstones Australia

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