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Jeppeite

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Description
Locality: 
Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1 × 0.8 cm
Description

Jeppeite, a rare oxide mineral, from the type locality. See analysis.

Analysis made in variable pressure, so matrix appears as Si and O in spectrum. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jeppeite

Formula: 
(K,Ba)2(Ti,Fe)6O13
Strunz: 
4.CC.50
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Walgidee Hills lamproite, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia