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Hematite & Topaz

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ALP205511

Hematite & Topaz

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Description
Locality: 
Wannenköpfe Quarry, Ochtendung, Maifeld, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3 × 3.5 × 5 cm
Description

Nice form of haematite skeleton associated with white acicular crystals of topaz on xenolite matrix. The sample has other blacks and red crystals of haematite and many tufts of topaz

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

Topaz

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.AF.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
8.0
Streak: 
White

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