Corrado Balestra's Photo Gallery
D85-MLAArsenmedaite Mn2+6 As5+Si5O18(OH) , Medaite Mn2+6V5+Si5O18(OH)
Molinello Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, ItalyField of View: 3 mm
Orange, elongated prismatic crystals of arsenmedaite with reddish, subhedral crystals of medaite.
This specimen is part of the holotype and was collected in the 1980s by Manlio Callandria, a local mineral collector.
In spite of some macroscopic differences between the two species, in general they are not visually recognizable due to the presence of intermediate members.
TVU-NPRBassoite SrV3O7·4H2O
Molinello Mine, Ne, Genoa, Liguria, ItalyBlack microcrystals of bassoite on rhodonite.
Field width 3.0 mm.
Specimen is part of the holotype and is deposited in the collection of the DipTeRis, Genoa University, Italy.
The mineral was first observed by Alessandro Pozzi, a local mineral collector.
Photo prof. R. Cabella, DipTeRis, Genoa University, Italy.