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Molybdenite

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Molybdenite

ex Dr. Harry von Eckermann Collection
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Råde, Viken, Norway
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.2 × 5.6 × 0.4 cm
Description

Two intergrown crystals of molybdenite without matrix measuring 5.5 cm and 2.5 cm in diameter resp. from the classic pegmatite region in Southeastern Norway. There is a label from an even older collection glued on it.

The specimen is from the collection of the famous Swedish mineralogist Harry von Eckermann († 1969, the mineral Eckermannite is named after him) and is followed by an original label bonded in a cardboard box.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Molybdenite

Formula: 
MoS2
Strunz: 
2.EA.30
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5

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