Melanophlogite

Fortullino, Rosignano Marittimo, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Small Cabinet, 6.1 x 4.9 x 4.3 cm
Start Time: 05/20/2009 5:00:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/02/2009 5:00:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

This is a large matrix rich with 1-3mm spherical aggregates of the organic CH4-group-containing species Melanophlogite. Melanophlogite is a chemically strange, weird mineral species whose proper chemical makeup I will not even try to put into words.it is worth looking up on MINDAT: http://www.mindat.org/min-2630.html. A classic example for this locality

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