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Namansilite with Cerchiaraite-(Mn)

#BM46818

Namansilite with Cerchiaraite-(Mn)

#BM46818
Availability
Sold
Size
5 x 4.5 x 4 cm - Miniature 
Formula
NaMn3+Si2O6 (RRUFF)
Locality
Cerchiara mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy

Rusty red fibrous crystals and pink fibrous Cerchiaraite etched(?) from Calcite matrix.

Namansilite

Formula
NaMn3+Si2O6 
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous - Pearly 
Color
brownish red, violet red 
Streak
brown red 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness
6-7 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
McConlogue Collection

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