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Princivalleite

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Princivalleite

Rare Mineral from Type Locality
New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3 × 1.5 cm
Description

A very good representative sample with well visible blu crystals of the rare new member of the "Tourmaline Group" previously described as olenite (Pezzotta & Guastoni, 2006).

Now recently approved as princivalleite, IMA 2020-056.

Excellent specimen!

 

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Princivalleite

Formula: 
Na(Mn2Al)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3O
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Colour: 
Light Blue
Type Locality: 
Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy

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