Villiaumite, Tuperssuatsiaite, Ellingsenite

Specimen ID: J12-L94

Mineral(s)
Tuperssuatsiaite : Fe3+Fe3+2(Na◻)◻2Si8O20(OH)2(H2O)4·2H2O
Ellingsenite : Na5Ca6Si18O38(OH)13·6H2O
Locality
Mindat locality:
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Absolutely sparkly, perfect and gemmy crystals of orange villiaumite, measures mm 5 x 4,25, in small geodes associated with gray tuperssuatsiaite and white crystalline spherules like unnamed (MSH UK77) of 1,25 mm of diameter.
Giorgio Bogni - 12th June 2008

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Absolutely sparkly, perfect and gemmy crystals of orange villiaumite, measures mm 5 x 4,25, in small geodes associated with gray tuperssuatsiaite and white crystalline spherules like unnamed (MSH UK77) of 1,25 mm of diameter. Area in photo 20 x 15 mm show the complete geode.
Giorgio Bogni - 12th June 2008

Photo added to mindat.org

Absolutely sparkly, perfect and gemmy crystals of orange villiaumite, measures mm 5 x 4,25, in small geodes associated with gray tuperssuatsiaite and white crystalline spherules like unnamed (MSH UK77) of 1,25 mm of diameter. This image show the white spray and spherules of unnamed (MSH UK77) where starting some needles of tupperssuatsiaite.
Giorgio Bogni - 12th June 2008

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Giorgio Bogni - 22nd August 2008
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