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Schreibersite Cohenite & Kamacite

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Schreibersite Cohenite & Kamacite

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Description
Locality: 
Canyon Diablo Meteorite, Meteor Crater, Coconino County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Polished section of schreibersite, cohenite, kamacite etc. (comes with documentation Prof. Rudashesvsky, SEM/X-ray)

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Schreibersite

Formula: 
(Fe,Ni)3P
Strunz: 
1.BD.05
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Type Locality: 
Magura meteorite, Slanica, Námestovo, Námestovo Co., Žilina Region, Slovakia

Cohenite

Formula: 
(Fe,Ni,Co)3C
Strunz: 
1.BA.05
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Magura meteorite, Slanica, Námestovo, Námestovo Co., Žilina Region, Slovakia

Kamacite

Variety Of: 

Iron

Formula: 
Fe
Strunz: 
1.AE.05
Hardness: 
4.5
Formula: 
(Fe,Ni)
Strunz: 
1.AE.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0
Colour: 
Grey
Streak: 
Grey