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Nifontovite

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Locality: 
Rey y Reina Mine, Charcas, Charcas Municipality, San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.2 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm
Description

Nifontovite is a very rare hydrated calcium borate mineral.  It is and oxoborate (not borate).  It was found only a few times at Charcas.  This is a single water clear crystal (clarity a challenge for me to capture in photos).  This specimen is tall for the species.

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Mineral Data
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Nifontovite

Formula: 
Ca3B6O6(OH)12(H2O)2
Strunz: 
6.CA.50
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Novofrolovskoye B-Cu deposit, Turjinsk, Turya river, Krasnoturjinsk (Bogolovsk; Krasnotur'insk; Krasnoturyinsk), Sverdlovskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

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