Dawsonite (Var: Chromium-bearing Dawsonite), Dolomite
Limoncino, Livorno, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
A beautiful example of the rare carbonate dawsonite from the famous locality at Limoncino. The species was named in 1874 after Sir John William Dawson of McGill University in Canada, who first collected the mineral. Gorgeous radiating "balls" comprised of needle-thin acicular crystals of dawsonite can be seen on the display side of the specimen. ...
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