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Pyrolusite var. Polianite

#PD31692

Pyrolusite var. Polianite

#PD31692
Availability
Sold
Size
5.5 x 3 x 3.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
MnO2 (RRUFF)
Locality
near Ilfracombe, North Devon, Devon, England

An older specimen with a Barstow label (see prov. tab) coined "Polianite" - some sort of weird pseudomorph of Manganite.

Pyrolusite

Formula
MnO2 
Crystal System
Tetragonal 
Crystal Habit
Reniform, Dendritic, Earthy 
Cleavage
Perfect, None, None 
Luster
Sub Metallic 
Color
steel gray, iron gray, bluish gray 
Streak
black 
Class
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle 
Hardness
6-6.5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection

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