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Chondrodite & Magnetite

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Chondrodite & Magnetite

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Description
Locality: 
Tilly Foster Mine, Brewster, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Orange-red chondrodite crystal of 9 mm and lustrous dark gray magnetite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chondrodite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe2+)5(SiO4)2(F,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.AF.45
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Skräbböle quarry, Pargas (Parainen), Southwestern Finland Region, Finland

Magnetite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
Black