AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Arizona > Manganbabingtonite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 35822 |
Mineral: | Manganbabingtonite |
Locality: | Iron Cap Mine, Graham County, Arizona |
Description: | Striated black manganbabingtonite crystals covering one face of greenish matrix. Manganbabingtonite is very rare and this occurrence is only the second in the world and is the purest known (see: The Iron Cap Mine in Mineralogical Record v.19, #2). Ex. A. Stevenson (1916-2007) collection; ex. D. Shannon 1983 |
Overall Size: | 3x2x1.5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-3.5 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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