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Natanite with Ilvaite & unknown

#30413

Natanite with Ilvaite & unknown

#30413
Availability
Sold
Size
2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Fe2+Sn4+(OH)6 (RRUFF)
Locality
Potosi mine, Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico
Tagged
tin

An orange crystal of Natanite to 1mm nestled in Ilvaite (black) and and two octahedral unknown crystals to 1mm. The color of the unknown is a honey yellow. It may be Natanite, and if so, these are real nice. Otherwise I am puzzled. Natanite is a rare tin mineral.

Natanite

Formula
Fe2+Sn4+(OH)6 
Crystal System
Isometric 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
greenish brown 
Class
Isometric - Hexoctahedral 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Jungles Collection
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