Cafarsite on Granite

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Aesthetically perched on granite are several, reddish-orange, dodecahedrons, to .8 cm across, of this rare calcium, titanium, iron, manganese, arsenate. This specimen is from the type locality for cafarsite, at Binntal and exhibits classic form. As an added bonus, a few, tiny, gemmy, quartz crystals are also present. This is a fine matrix example of a rare species.