Rare spherical Halloysite with Calcite and Manganite in a vug. Kamariza mines, Greece . Find of 1978 - Height: 5.1 cm - Width: 7.6 cm- 94 g

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Rare spherical halloysite with calcite and manganite in a vug on matrix from the Kamariza mines, Attica, Greece.

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Rare spherical Halloysite with Calcite and Manganite in a vug on matrix with Manganese dendtrites
Typically found as earthy to somewhat waxy-looking, extremely fine-grained clayey masses, white to tan and also occasionally bluish or greenish.
Also reported as a biomineral formed by the action of lichen (e.g., Lasallia spp., Mucor spp., etc.) on cave deposits and waters (Burford et al., 2003).
Kamariza mines, Attica, Greece. Found in 1978
Matrix Size : 5.1 x 7.6 x 3.9 mm
Spherules from 0.5 to 2 mm

Rare spherical Halloysite with Calcite and Manganite in a vug on matrix with Manganese dendtrites
Typically found as earthy to somewhat waxy-looking, extremely fine-grained clayey masses, white to tan and also occasionally bluish or greenish.
Also reported as a biomineral formed by the action of lichen (e.g., Lasallia spp., Mucor spp., etc.) on cave deposits and waters (Burford et al., 2003).
Kamariza mines, Attica, Greece. Found in 1978
Matrix Size : 5.1 x 7.6 x 3.9 mm
Spherules from 0.5 to 2 mm

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Mineral form
Rare spherical Halloysite with Calcite and Manganite in a vug. Kamariza mines, Greece . Find of 1978
Weight
94 g
Country of origin
Greece
Height
5.1 cm
Width
7.6 cm
Depth
3.9 cm
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