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Lepidocrocite

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Lepidocrocite

ex head miner Flen 1950, ex collection Uwe Spamer, ex collection Dr. Michael Schur
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Description
Locality: 
Ameise Mine, Eisern, Siegerland, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 6 × 5.9 cm
Description

Old specimen, found 1950 by the head miner (steiger) Flen. Comes with labels from Dr. Schur and Uwe spamer, with notes on the history.
The lepidocrocite is very nice and ruby-red, the color better that pictured.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lepidocrocite

Formula: 
γ-Fe3+O(OH)
Strunz: 
4.FE.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
Orange
Type Locality: 
Zlaté Hory (Zuckmantel), Olomouc Region, Moravia (Mähren; Maehren), Czech Republic

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