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lucchesiite

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Description
Locality: 
Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.7 × 0.6 cm
Description

Black crystal of the extremely rare new mineral lucchessite (IMA 2015-043) from the type and only one of the two localities known worldwide.

Don't miss the opportunity to get this extreme rarity !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lucchesiite

Formula: 
CaFe32+ Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Group Parent: 
Tourmaline
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Mirošov, Vysočina Region, Moravia (Mähren; Maehren), Czech Republic Or Ratnapura, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka...

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