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Orthopinakiolite

#59254

Orthopinakiolite

#59254
Availability
Available
Price
$125.00
Size
2.2 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Mg2Mn3+O2(BO3) (RRUFF)
Locality
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

Acicular crystals to 4mm in matrix. Excellent specimen of this very rare borate from the only locality in the world.

Type & Only Locality

Orthopinakiolite

Formula
Mg2Mn3+O2(BO3
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Cleavage
Good, None, None 
Luster
Metallic 
Color
black 
Streak
brown gray 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Don Phillips Collection
Special Info
Type & Only Locality

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