Mineral: Geocronite
Locality: Xanda Mine, Virgem da Lapa, Jequitinhonha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Dimensions: 9,0 x 4,0 x 7,5 cm
Description: Main crystal size: 6,5 cm
Twins in an elbow shape made of two sharp-edged gray crystals covered with a brown coating; this variety of geocronite is apparently rich in bismuth
Mim number 841
Photographer: Augustin de Valence (Ainu)
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