Sphalerite, Quartz, Nelenite

Specimen ID: WXP-FVD

Mineral(s)
Quartz : SiO2
Nelenite : (Mn,Fe)16(Si12O30)(OH)14[As3+3O6(OH)3]
Locality
As recorded:
Huanggang Fe-Sn deposit, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
8.5cm x 5cm x 4cm
Events

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Very nice 4 cm complex crystal, perfect condition. Nice deep yellow, good translucence. Sits on matrix and quartz crystals, nearly clear, to 3 cm each. Micro deep olive green crystals of unknown species at acquisition; in 2/14 Marcus Oliglieri said had been identified as nelenite. 8.5x5x4 cm overall.
Bill Dameron - 23rd September 2013
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