Description
Specimen of massive black manganite with occasional nodules of pinkish manganogel.
Manganogel is composed of hydrated amorphous manganese oxide, like opal.
The veins of the Haut-Poirot manganese deposit are located in the Haut-Poirot and Lyris forests on both banks of the Roulier stream, 8 km from Gerardmer in the Vosges region of Alsace.
A little-known deposit.
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