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Zirkelite & Baddeleyite With Magnetite & Biotite

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Zirkelite & Baddeleyite With Magnetite & Biotite

from an unknown, closed museum in Palatinate
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Palabora Mine, Loolekop, Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5 × 5 cm
Description

Very rare, shiny black zirkelite crystals in magnetite with greenish baddeleyite (not 100% guaranteed, could also be antigorite) and minor biotite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zirkelite

Formula: 
(Ti,Ca,Zr)O2-x
Strunz: 
4.DL.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Jacupiranga Mine, Cajati, São Paulo, Brazil

Baddeleyite

Formula: 
ZrO2
Strunz: 
4.DE.35
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.5
Type Locality: 
Kollonnagam, Rakwana, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka

Magnetite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
Black

Biotite

Group Parent: 
Mica Group

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