Scainiite

  
Origin: Bucca della Vena mine, Pietrasanta, Alpe Apuane, Toscana, Italy
Sample size: 5 x 5 x 2 cm, prismatic needles to 2 mm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Nice tufts of black metallic needles on matrix
Origin: Buca della Vena Mine, Apuan Alps, Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy
Sample size: micromount
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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