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Native Iridium & Irarsite

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Native Iridium & Irarsite

SEM-EDS confirmed sample no 2019-07-16-UR-5

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Description
Locality: 
Miass River, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.1 × 0.15 cm
Description

SEM-EDS confirmed sample no 2019-07-16-UR-5 hosting native iridium and irarsite. Analysis attached. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Iridium

Formula: 
(Ir,Os,Ru)
Strunz: 
1.AF.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0

Irarsite

Formula: 
(Ir,Ru,Rh,Pt)AsS
Strunz: 
2.EB.25
Hardness: 
6.5
Type Locality: 
Onverwacht Mine, Lydenburg, Eastern Bushveld Complex, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa