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Volkonskoite Calcite & Melanophlogite

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Description
Locality: 
Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.9 × 5.9 × 4.9 cm
Description

a large display specimen featuring several spots of green volkonskoite, white calcite and some trasparent balls of melanophlogite

Mineral Data
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Volkonskoite

Formula: 
Ca0.3(Cr,Mg,Fe)2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
9.EC.40
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Efimyatskaya Mt, Efimyata Village, Kama River, Okhansk, Permskaya Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

Melanophlogite

Formula: 
46SiO2·6(N2,CO2)·2(CH4,N2)
Strunz: 
4.DA.25
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Giona Mine, Milena, Caltanissetta Province, Sicily, Italy

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