Taneyamalite (ultra rare - Co-type Locality) Vajdak Coll.

Item Description

Taneyamalite is an ultra rare silicate found in metamorphic manganese ore deposits and is known from only three localities worldwide. This thumbnail, from the namesake Co-type Locality, features aggregates of greenish-gray-yellow acicular crystals on several faces of the rust-brown hematite matrix. Very rare on the market. Ex Josef Vajdak Collection.