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Iowaite

Floater

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Description
Locality: 
Palabora Mine, Loolekop, Phalaborwa, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 0.7 × 0.1 cm
Description

Exceptional single crystal of this extremely rare oxide-hydroxide from South Africa. The colour is truly amazing and the specimen is even developed as a floater.

Mineral Data
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Iowaite

Formula: 
Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16Cl2·4H2O
Strunz: 
4.FL.05
Hardness: 
1.5
Type Locality: 
Unnamed drill core, Sioux Co., Iowa, USA