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Galaxite, Kutnohorite, Parvowinchite


Galaxite : (Mn,Fe,Mg)(Al,Fe)2O4, Kutnohorite : Ca(Mn,Mg,Fe)(CO3)2, Parvowinchite : ☐[Mn2+Na][Mg4(Al,Fe3+)][(OH)2|Si8O22]

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Locality: Bald Knob Deposit (Primary Ore Body; Crouse Knob Deposit), Bald Knob, Sparta, Alleghany Co., North Carolina, USA
A crude 0.2 cm microcrystal of galaxite in kutnohorite / tirodite (now called parvowinchite) matrix, type locality for galaxite. S235-35
Specimen courtesy of Excalibur Mineral Company.

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