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Locality

Yakutia, Siberia, Russia

Formula

Mn²⁺S

Size

SmCabinet 7x5x6cm

Large brown specimen with crude cubic crystals.

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Uchucchacua mine, Oyon prov., Lima dept., Peru

Formula

Mn²⁺S

Size

SmCabinet 6x4x3cm

Tagged

ore mineral , sulfide

Alabandite is not the typical manganese ore. It usually does not occur in minable quantities. However, Alabandite may be in large quantities in epithermal polymetallic sulfide vein and also especially in low-temperature manganese deposits. 

This specimen contains partial dull black crystals to 1.4cm.