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Native Iridium

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Native Iridium

Rare Mineral

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Locality: 
Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 0.9 × 0.9 cm
Description

Iridium (variety osmiridium) is the rare variety of iridium rich in osmium. Dozends of tiny, splendent, silvery nuggets and flakes - with minor gold nuggets in a glas tube.This is a little hoard of this rarity and is seldom available in any quantity.Old-time material that undoubtedly dates to Imperial Russia times, prior to World War I.Ex Armin Wendland collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Iridium

Formula: 
(Ir,Os,Ru)
Strunz: 
1.AF.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0