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Cerchiaraite

#PD35870
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Cerchiaraite from Cerchiara mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy - PD35870
Cerchiaraite from Cerchiara mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy - PD35870

Cerchiaraite

#PD35870
Availability
Sold
Size
2.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Ba4Mn4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl (RRUFF)
Locality
Cerchiara mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy

Green compact crystals in matrix with unknown red mineral.

Type Locality

Cerchiaraite

Formula
Ba4Mn4O3(OH)3(Si4O12)[Si2O3(OH)4]Cl 
Crystal System
Tetragonal 
Crystal Habit
Granular, Radial, Prismatic 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
deep green 
Streak
pale green 
Class
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle - Uneven 
Hardness
4-5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection
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