{"product_id":"mpororoite-and-anthoinite-2751-43","title":"MPOROROITE and ANTHOINITE (ONE OF THE RAREST MINERALS IN THE WORLD), Kara Mine, Hampshire, Tasmania (Copy)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1e56ztr\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"html-strong xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x1s688f\"\u003eMPOROROITE AND ANTHOINITE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"html-strong xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x1s688f\"\u003eMpororoite\u003cspan\u003e WAlO\u003csub\u003e3\u003c\/sub\u003e(OH)\u003csub\u003e3\u003c\/sub\u003e· 2(H\u003csub\u003e2\u003c\/sub\u003eO) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ehas been identified on just five occasions, with one notable discovery and being the first outside Africa at the Kara Mine in Tasmania, which is the source of this particular specimen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1e56ztr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"html-div xdj266r x14z9mp x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1e56ztr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1f6kntn xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"\u003eAdditionally, it contains\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"html-strong xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x1s688f\"\u003eAnthoinite \u003cspan\u003eAlWO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e3\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(OH)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csub\u003e3\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, a mineral that is essentially the dehydrated form of Mpororoite, and this has been recorded only 15 times. Both minerals occur as a \"white\" powdery mixture.\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"html-br\"\u003eThis specimen was collected in 1980 and studied. A treatise appeared in the Mineralogical Magazine (September 1984, Vol. 48, PP 397-400, written by Satoshi Matsubara, Akira Kato (National Science Museum, Tokyo, Japan) and Kozo Nagashima (University of Tsubuka, Ibaraki, Japan)) about this extremely rare find. Now you can own it. It is one of the finest specimens around. You have to go to the Smithsonian to find a specimen like this one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNamed by O. von Knorring, T.G. Sahama, and M. Lehtinen in 1972 for the type locality; the Mpororo tungsten deposit in Uganda.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis specimen is from the Kara Mine (Hampshire, Tasmania, Australia) that is not known for any quantity, and it is an extremely rare find of this scarce mineral.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crystals2Collect A.C.N 651.525.727 Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"8 4 3 \/ KARA MINE HAMPSHIRE TASMANIA AUSTRALIA \/ 2751-43","offer_id":53712632971540,"sku":"2751-43","price":900.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/2047\/9764\/files\/20260824-155811-891.png?v=1787553150","url":"https:\/\/crystals2collect.com\/products\/mpororoite-and-anthoinite-2751-43","provider":"Crystals2Collect ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}