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Ilvaite

ex Dick Jones (USA)
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Description
Locality: 
Laxey Mine, South Mountain, Owyhee County, Idaho, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 3.3 × 1.5 cm
Description

1970s classic US specimen from Laxey Mine, Idaho: a very thin matrix hosts several almost black crystals of ilvaite. Not all crystals are terminated, nice old time example though. Ex Arizona field-collector and dealer Dick Jones. Bit of styrofoam relics at one side, could be removed with organic solvents.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ilvaite

Formula: 
CaFe2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BE.07
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Torre di Rio - Santa Filomena area (Monte della Torre), Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy

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Best regards Roger