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Garnet Psm Hematite & Bixbyite

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MGR660965

Garnet Psm Hematite & Bixbyite

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Description
Locality: 
Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.2 × 1.4 cm
Description

This specimen represents an outstanding rarity, isolated garnet crystals are replaced by hematite and embeded in light, typical rhyolite matrix. As wonderful addition you can see sharp terminated, highly lustrous cubes of jet-black bixbyite crystals on the garnet crystal at the top. Please note that already the pseudomorph cast represents an outstanding rarity, the combination with bixbyite makes ist even more special. No significant demages to report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

Bixbyite

Formula: 
Mn3+2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.10
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Maynard's claim (Pismire Knolls), Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA...