Serandite video

Serandite

Serandite – NaMn2+2Si3O8(OH)
Class: Silicates – Inosilicates
Crystal System: Triclinic
Hardness: 4.5-5
Apatite
Talc (1)Diamond (10)
Softer than glass. A steel knife scratches it.
Origin: Poudrette Quarry, Montérégie, Québec – Canada
Did you know?

Almost every fine serandite on Earth comes from one small quarry in Quebec. That single site, Mont Saint-Hilaire, has yielded more than 400 different mineral species, dozens of them found nowhere else, which makes one Canadian hill among the most mineral rich spots on the planet.