Borcarite, Cahnite

Specimen ID: P67-V82

Mineral(s)
Borcarite : Ca4Mg(B4O6(OH)6)(CO3)2
Cahnite : Ca2[B(OH)4](AsO4)
Locality
As recorded:
Shijiangshan mine, Hexigten Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia, China
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
7.2cm x 4.4cm x 4cm
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7.2 x 4.4 x 4.0 cm. Tabular, interconnected, lustrous and translucent, sea-foam green crystals of borcarite, to 1.3 cm in length, make up this cluster. The specimen is festooned with probably a hundred sharp, lustrous grayish- white cahnite crystals to 2 mm in size. From a small find in mid-2011.
Robert Lavinsky - 13th January 2012

Photo added to mindat.org

7.2 x 4.4 x 4.0 cm. Tabular, interconnected, lustrous and translucent, sea-foam green crystals of borcarite, to 1.3 cm in length, make up this cluster. The specimen is festooned with probably a hundred sharp, lustrous grayish- white cahnite crystals to 2 mm in size. From a small find in mid-2011.
Robert Lavinsky - 13th January 2012
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