{"product_id":"alabandite-3","title":"ALABANDITE","description":"Alabandite, a sulphide of manganese, is a very rare species worldwide and crystals were always considered exceptionally rare. In recent years two localities have upped the standard: Uchucchacua mine in Peru; and Merelani Hills in Tanzania. Both have produced exceptional crystals, but in quite different forms. Those from Uchucchacua mine are much more octahedral in shape and often display spinel-twinning. This miniature specimen from Uchucchacua mine displays particularly well-developed crystals of Alabandite forming an intergrown group of lustrous metallic dark grey colour, with twinning very apparent on one crystal, which reaches 2.5 cm across. The crystals sit upon a contrasting pale crystalline Rhodochrosite matrix.","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57780943290703,"sku":"CC15042","price":925.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC15042_4d02aa56-8f98-49e4-9e61-a33c8073403a.jpg?v=1783971585","url":"https:\/\/crystalclassics.co.uk\/products\/alabandite-3","provider":"Crystal Classics UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}