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Bosiite

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Description
Locality: 
Valletta Mine, Vallone della Valletta, Canosio, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 1.9 × 1.2 cm
Description

Bosiite on matrix from the Valletta Mine in Italy. Bosiite is an extremely rare tourmaline-group species with only three photos on Mindat. Rare!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bosiite

Formula: 
NaFe3+3(Al4Mg2)(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Group Parent: 
Tourmaline
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7
Colour: 
Dark brown to black
Streak: 
Pale brown
Type Locality: 
Darasun Mine, Transbaikalia, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

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<2 Pounds (<907 grams) Domestic (USA) (Estimate) ~$10
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<2 Pounds (<907 grams) Standard International (Estimate) ~$30
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