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Native Osmium

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Native Osmium

SEM-EDS conf. specimen no 2019-07-16-UR-1

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Description
Locality: 
Miass River, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.15 × 0.15 × 0.1 cm
Description

SEM-EDS conf. specimen no 2019-07-16-UR-1 hosting a native osmium nugget on a carbon pad. Corresponding analysis attached. 

Rare mineral!
 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Osmium

Formula: 
(Os,Ir,Ru)
Strunz: 
1.AF.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Colour: 
White
Streak: 
Grey