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Ferberite

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Ferberite

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Description
Locality: 
Baia Sprie Mine, Baia Sprie, Maramureș County, Romania
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.60cm
Description

A flat matrix is covered with honey gold discoidal calcite and some good tabular ferberite crystals up to 16 mm.

Ferberite is a rare mineral in these parts.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ferberite

Formula: 
FeWO4
Strunz: 
4.DB.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Niña Mine, Sierra Almagrera, Cuevas del Almanzora (Cuevas de Vera), Almería, Andalusia, Spain