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Piemontite

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Piemontite

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Locality: 
Praborna Mine, Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 5 × 3 cm
Description

Specimen featuring an open vug, lined with deep purple crystals of Piemontite from a not much known Mn italian locale.

Specimen like these are not so common, since in most cases piemontite crystals occurs embedded in massive quartz at this locale.

Rare!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Piemontite

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al2Mn3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
Reddish
Type Locality: 
Prabornaz Mine (Praborna Mine), Saint-Marcel, Aosta Valley, Italy

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15
USA, Canada, South America
35
Asia, Oceania
40

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The item can be returned for whichever reason, provided its original conditions, and within 10 days from its delivery to the Buyer. In the case of returning, the Buyer will be entitled to the refund of the item price; shipping costs will remain at the Buyer's charge in any case.

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