BUSTAMITE                                                                                                               (Mn2+,Ca)3Si3O9                                                                  Back to List

 

Pink bustamite vein cutting franklinite ore. Specimen is 11 cm in maximum dimension. Privately owned.

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Light pink bustamite with franklinite separated by a zone of willemite, and tephroite. Specimen is 12 cm in maximum dimension. Smithsonian Institution #164034.

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Bustamite crystals worked out of calcite. Specimen is approximately 12 cm in maximum dimension.Mineralogical Museum, Harvard University #99226.

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