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Canavesite

canavesite

Mg2(HBO3)(CO3)·5H2O

Canavesite mineral information and data

Canavesite mineral information and data — via www.dakotamatrix.com · Source

Overview

Canavesite, Mg2(HBO3)(CO3)∙5H2O, is a rare carboborate mineral from the abandoned Brosso mine in Italy. Canavesite is a secondary mineral that occurs due to the weathering of ludwigite-magnetite skarn on the surface of mine walls. The physical properties consist of milky-white rosette-like aggregates of elongated transparent fibers shown in figure one. It has the crystal symmetry of a monoclinic with a diffraction symbol of 2/mP-/-.

Scientific references

  1. Canavesite — Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3655127 Link
  2. Canavesite — Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canavesite Link