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Filipstadite

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Description
Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.9 × 0.6 cm
Description

Black filipstadite, a spinel group mineral, from Langban. The specimen has been confirmed by the Langban specialist Ericsson. 

Rare mineral. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Filipstadite

Formula: 
(Sb0.5Fe0.5)Mn2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden