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Alabandite
$2,000.00
€1,894
£1,600.00
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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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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