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Zunyite

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Zunyite

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Description
Locality: 
Qalat Payeen, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.3 × 1.1 cm
Description

This specimen is from a new, smaller find in 2018. Zunyite represents a great rarity, only a limited number reached the market and under the current political circumstances this is most likely the last material which comes out. It shows sharp termination and fine luster.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zunyite

Formula: 
Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Strunz: 
9.BJ.55
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Zuni Mine (Zuñi Mine), Anvil Mountain, Red Mountain District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA