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Inesite

#RS57639
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Inesite from NBHC mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia - RS57639
Inesite from NBHC mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia - RS57639

Inesite

#RS57639
Availability
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Size
6 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Ca2Mn2+7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
NBHC mine, Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia

Pink divergent groups of prismatic crystals of Inestite. The groups are 1.5 to 2cm. Excellent specimen with great crystals and is very rich. Hard to find good specimens of Inesite these days, especially from Broken Hill.

Inesite

Formula
Ca2Mn2+7Si10O28(OH)2·5H2O 
Crystal System
Triclinic 
Crystal Habit
Radial, Massive - Fibrous, Spherical 
Cleavage
Perfect, Good, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
brown, brown, pink, orange 
Streak
white 
Class
Triclinic - Pinacoidal 
Fracture
Brittle - Uneven 
Hardness
6 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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