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Akaganeite

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Akaganeite

Rare mineral
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2 × 1.7 cm
Description

Very rare for the Clara Mine: Plenty of small reddish brown crystals of rare akaganeite on matrix.

Ex Drik Rheinländer collection

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Akaganeite

Formula: 
β-Fe3+O(OH,Cl)
Strunz: 
4.DK.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Akagane mine, Esashi City, Iwate Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan