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Hematolite

Type locality
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Moss Mine, Nordmark, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 3.1 × 1.3 cm
Description

Redbrown microcrystals of the very rare mineral hematolite from the type locality.

You will need a microscope to see the beauty of the redbrown crystals.

Ex Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet Stockholm

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hematolite

Formula: 
(Mn,Mg,Al,Fe3+)15(As5+O4)2(As3+O3)(OH)23
Strunz: 
8.BE.45
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Moss mine, Nordmark (Nordmarksberg), Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden