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Hastingsite & Magnetite

Ex. Rohlach collection (Sth Aust)

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Description
Locality: 
Cape Calamita Mine, Capoliveri, Elba, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4.4 × 3 cm
Description

Unusual grey fibrous crystals of Hastingsite are traversed by seams of massive magnetite.

Hastingsite is a complex calcium Iron & aluminium silicate mineral first described from Hastings County, in Ontario, Canada.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hastingsite

Formula: 
{Na}{Ca2}{Fe2+4Fe3+}(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Dungannon Township, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada

Magnetite

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