Manganbabingtonite
An open vug measuring 2 x 1 cm in size lined with sparkling black micro
manganbabingtonite crystals set nicely on crystallized greenish
johannsenite.
Origin: Iron Cap mine, Landsman Camp (Landsman group), Aravaipa District,
Pinaleņo Mts, Graham Co., Arizona, U.S.A.
Sample size: 3.5 x 5 x 2.5 cm (top), 5.1 x 4.3 x 3.7 cm (bottom)
Origin: near Meigu, Xichang area, Sichuan, Southwest Region, China
Sample size: 5 x 7.8 x 2.3 cm (top/2nd row), 5.5 x 1.6 x 8.3 cm (3rd/4th row),
5.2 x 4.7 x 4.3 cm (5th/6th row), 4.6 x 7.1 x 2.9 cm (7th/8th row), 7.4 x 6
x 3.6 cm (9th/bottom row)
Black, platy, striated crystals to about 0.75 to 1 mm with diamond shaped
outlines on cross-section.
Origin: Iron Cap mine, Graham Co., Arizona, United States
Sample size: 3.5 x 3 x 1.5 cm
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