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Coralloite

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Coralloite

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Description
Locality: 
Monte Nero Mine, Rocchetta Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 0.5 × 0.2 cm
Description

Red, sub-mm sized subhedral crystals (visible under the SEM) and grains of coralloite with "Mn-oxides" on a chip of chert (please see measures). Type locality. This specimen is part of the olotype. Very rare.
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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Coralloite

Formula: 
Mn2+Mn3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.20
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Monte Nero Mine, Rocchetta Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy

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