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TINZENITE with SURSASSITE and Quartz$500.00
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Although only a small manganese mine, the Molinello mine in the Ne Valley of Liguria, Italy, has become famous for being the type locality to ten species; annoyingly, none of which occur on this specimen! But don’t be disheartened as two rare minerals are present, Tinzenite and Sursassite. Tinzenite is a calcium-manganese-aluminium borosilicate and Sursassite a manganese-aluminium silicate. Richly coating a matrix of Quartz and dark grey country rock, the Tinzenite forms as curved, apricot orange blades and the Sursassite as pale bronze to greyish cream acicular clusters. A fine combination of two very rare minerals from the Molinello mine in Italy.\n
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Species
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.8 x 3.7 x 3.5 cm
Locality
Molinello Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, Italy
SKUCC27423
Listed on12/02/2024
Comments
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