Pinakiolite
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Pinakiolite
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 8 x 4 x 3.5 cm - Sm Cabinet
- Formula
- (Mg,Mn2+)2(Mn3+,Sb5+)O2(BO3) (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden
Black or deep brown micaceous looking crystal plates. Pick at these crystals and you realize it is far from micaceous. It is hard and not easily broken. See old label in prov. tab indicating that it is from the Bolivia stope.
Type Locality
Pinakiolite
- Formula
- (Mg,Mn2+)2(Mn3+,Sb5+)O2(BO3)
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Tabular
- Cleavage
- Good, None, None
- Luster
- Adamantine - Metallic
- Color
- black
- Streak
- brown gray
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Fracture
- Brittle
- Hardness
- 6
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- Phillips Collection
- Special Info
- Type Locality
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