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Saneroite

Named after Edoardo Sanero, Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Genoa in Genoa, Italy. Found in only two localities worldwide at the Fianel mine in Switzerland and at its type locality at the Gambatesa mine in Italy where in can be found in veins through manganese ores that are associated with prehnite-pumpellyite facies.
Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/saneroite.pdf
- Formula
- Na2(Mn2+,Mn3+)10V5+Si11O34(OH)4
- Crystal System
- Triclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Tabular, Aggregates
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Perfect, None
- Luster
- Resinous - Greasy
- Color
- light orange
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Triclinic - Pinacoidal
- Hardness
- 6-7
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Saneroite from Molinello mine, Graveglia Valley, Liguria, Italy

Red-orange platy Saneroite crystals to 2mm with Ganophyllite in a 4mm wide Quartz vein in Braunite matrix.
Fiery red-orange crystal plates well exposed, naturally from a quartz vein. Some of the crystals are free-standing with terminations.
Bright orange-red, thin platy crystals free-standing in vugs.
Saneroite from Fianel mine, Ausserferrera, Ferrera, Viamala, Grisons, Switzerland
Fiery orange red crystal grains to 2mm in a mass 2.2 x 1cm.