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Alabandite

$2,000.00 €1,725 £1,570.00 approx.

This specimen is priced in US dollars, all other prices are approximate.

ID: CC20402

Alabandite, a manganese sulphide with the formula MnS, is rarely seen in good specimens, so this part, yet very sharp, octahedral crystal is a superb example of the species. From the pegmatite veins and hydrothermal fracture fillings in the Merelani Hills, in the Simanjiro District of Tanzania, this entire specimen forms part of a large octahedral crystal with edges modified to the dodecahedron The crystal is steely grey-black with a sub-metallic.

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Details

Dimensions: 5.1 × 4.6 × 2.5 cm
Categories: Sulphides, Sulphosalts and Arsenides
Locality: Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mts, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania, Africa

Minerals on Specimen

Minerals on specimen: Alabandite

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