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Bixbyite

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Bixbyite

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Description
Locality: 
Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1.2 × 1.2 cm
Description

The crystal shows amazing modifications along all edges and corners - just one crystal and so kany amazing details! All faces show mirror-like luster and this is already a remarkable size for the mineral, named in honor to Maynard Bixby.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

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...