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Noelbensonite from
Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy


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Noelbensonite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Noelbensonite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Noelbensonite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Noelbensonite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Noelbensonite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Noelbensonite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Noelbensonite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Noelbensonite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Noelbensonite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Noelbensonite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Noelbensonite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
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Noelbensonite

Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Noelbensonite
Formula:BaMn23+(Si2O7)(OH)2 · H2O
Habit:prismatic
Colour:brown
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pectolite2
Namansilite2
Braunite2
Calcite2
Rhodonite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Noelbensonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cerchiara Mine, Borghetto di Vara, La Spezia Province, Liguria, Italy
Photo GalleryView Gallery (16 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:8103
Long-form Identifier:1:3:8103:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Mandarino, Joseph A. (1996) Abstracts of New Mineral Descriptions. The Mineralogical Record, 27 (6) 463-466p.465
Kawachi, Y., Coombs, D. S., Miura, H. (1996) NoÃĐlbensonite, a new BaMn silicate of the lawsonite structure type, from Woods mine, New South Wales, Australia. Mineralogical Magazine, 60 (399) 369-374 doi:10.1180/minmag.1996.060.399.11
 
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