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Takanelite & Morganite

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Takanelite & Morganite

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Description
Locality: 
Paineira Claim, Coronel Murta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 2.2 × 2 cm
Description

Black crystalline takanelite in rose colored morganite.

Ex collection Dipl. Min. Manfred Schaeffer, Detmold - label

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Takanelite

Formula: 
(Mn,Ca)Mn4O9·H2O
Strunz: 
4.FL.40
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Nomura mine, Nomura, Seiyo City, Ehime prefecture, Shikoku Island, Japan

Morganite

Variety Of: 

Beryl

Formula: 
Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Strunz: 
9.CJ.05
Hardness: 
7.5 - 8.0
Hardness: 
0.0

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