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Ericaite - Panel 14, Boulby Mine, Loftus, Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England, UK
(#:MINS9100)
A single lustrous brownish cubic crystal of Ericaite embedded in syslte matrix coloured rerracotta red by association with Hilgardite. A new release in 1996 from an exeptional find in the mid 1980's. Ericaite is a very rare Fe-borate, a member of the Boracite Group.
Formula :
(Fe
2+
,Mg,Mn
2+
)
3
[Cl/BO
3
/B
6
O
10
System:
orthorhombic
Hardness:
7-7½
Rarity:
rare
Strunz id:V/L.4-20 - NITRATES, CARBONATES and BORATES
Name origin:
From the flower known in English as heather, for its typical reddish color.
Specimen weight:5 gr.
Crystal size:Up to 5 mm
Overall size: 14mm x 12 mm x 14 mm
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