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Esseneite

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Description
Locality: 
Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 0.8 × 0.6 cm
Description

Yellow esseneite from a burning dump, ex Möckel material. 

Rare mineral!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Esseneite

Formula: 
CaFe3+[AlSiO6]
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Colour: 
red-brown
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Durham Ranch, Reno Junction, Campbell Co., Wyoming, USA