Cafarsite

(Ca,Mn)8(Ti,Fe)6.5(AsO3)12.2H2O

This sample of cafarsite is displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Cafarsite contains titanium, arsenic and manganese with the composition (Ca,Mn)8(Ti,Fe)6.5(AsO3)12.2H2O. The sample at left is about 15 cm across and is from Pizzo Cervandone, Novara, Piemonte, Italy.

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