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Brandtite
- Sailauf
- Spessart Mountains
- Hessen
- Germany
- 2.7 × 2.7 × 2.2 cm – Thumbnail specimen (fits into a 2.5 cm cube)
Brandtite is a calcium manganese arsenate, with the crystal structure of roselite. Nordenskiöld (1888) named the species in honor of Swedish chemist George Brandt (1694-1768).
Brandtite forms bladed crystals to 2.5 mm, grouped in rosettes. Classic locality. From the collection of E.R. Laskowski (1949-2020), a mining engineer who retired to Tucson, Arizona.
Price: $200
Item code: MS1924
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