www.mineralgallery.co.za Minerals P-T Strontiopiemontite
Name	Strontiepiemontite
Chemistry	(Ca,Sr)2(Al,Mn3,Fe3)3(SiO4)3(OH)
Uses	As a mineral specimen
Color	Purple
Hardness	4.3
Specific gravity	5.4
Crystals	Acicular, needle-like
Accompanied by:	Xonotlite and vuagnatite and hematite
Strontiopiemontite is a relative recent discovery, described from Italy in 1990, purple, lathe-like strontiopiemontite crystals up to 1 cm long have come from the Wessels mine.

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