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Native Iron

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Native Iron

Type Locality
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Blaafjeld, Uivfaq, Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.8 × 0.6 cm
Description

This specimen may not be pretty, but this is an important specimen for the species, element, and for historic geology.
Native iron is extremely rare in igneous rocks.
Here we have an extremely rare mass of terrestrial native iron in rock from the remote Disko Island.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Iron

Formula: 
Fe
Strunz: 
1.AE.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island), Qaasuitsup, Greenland