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Batiferrite

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Batiferrite

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Description
Locality: 
Graulay Quarry, Hillesheim, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.7 × 1.6 cm
Description

Black hexagonal batiferrite crystals on matrix. Beautiful!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Batiferrite

Formula: 
Ba[Ti2Fe3+8Fe2+2]O19
Strunz: 
4.CC.45
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Löhley (Liley; Meerfeld Quarry; Slabik Quarry; Scheerer Quarry), Üdersdorf, Daun, Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany