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Barysilite & Safflorite

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Barysilite & Safflorite

ex. Collection Ingemar Johansson (Kopparberg/Sweden)

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Description
Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.8 × 5.3 × 2.7 cm
Description

Barylisite and safflorite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Barysilite

Formula: 
Pb8Mn2+[Si2O7]3
Strunz: 
9.BC.20
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Persberg district, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

Safflorite

Formula: 
(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Strunz: 
2.EB.15a
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Daniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany