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Manganite & Braunite

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Description
Locality: 
Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 7.5 × 3.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

Excellent specimen with numerous well-formed manganite crystals with beautiful luster. Fragments of the surrounding calcite can be seen next to the manganite crystals, which also provides a nice contrast. The other flank of the specimen is almost completely covered with small, highly lustrous braunite crystals. Furthermore, it is easy to observe that large parts of the specimen show a perimorphosis from manganite/braunite to calcite in addition to the manganite crystals. The scalenohedral shape of the calcite is clearly visible, but the crystals are hollow from the inside, so that only the marginal body of manganite/braunite has remained. Interesting and well-formed specimen with beautiful manganite crystals, abundant braunite and a perimorph to calcite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Manganite

Formula: 
Mn3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.FD.15
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Manganese deposit, Ilfeld, Nordhausen, Harz, Thuringia, Germany

Braunite

Formula: 
Mn2+Mn3+6(SiO4)O8
Strunz: 
9.AG.05
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Oehrenstock (Öhrenstock), Langewiesen, Ilmenau District, Thuringian Forest, Thuringia, Germany

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