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Schneiderhöhnite

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Schneiderhöhnite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Urucum Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.3 × 2.6 × 1.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.25cm
Description

This is a very rare and rich specimen of lustrous jet black schneiderhöhnite crystals with orange karibibite sprays.

A fantastic specimen from Wendland collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Schneiderhöhnite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+3[As5O13]
Strunz: 
4.JA.35
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia