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Ericaite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Bischofferode Potash Works, Bleicherode, Nordhausen, Thuringia, Germany
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.3 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm
Description

Ericaite is a very rare red borate with formula Fe3(B7O13)Cl known from only six localities worldwide. It occurs as nice deep red cubes. It is the Fe analogue of boracite and both minerals form a series, boracite being the Mg analogue.

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Ericaite

Formula: 
Fe2+3(B7O13)Cl
Strunz: 
6.GA.05
Hardness: 
7.0 - 7.5
Type Locality: 
Riedel Potash Works, Hänigsen, Celle, Lower Saxony, Germany

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