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Native Platinum

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Native Platinum

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Description
Locality: 
Chocó Department, Colombia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.5 × 0.3 cm
Weight: 
0.12gr
Description

Very nice edge-rounded platinum nugget from the Chocó Department in Colombia, a locality from which material is rarely seen on the market. With your length of 5mm and 3mm width it is very good to see. With a weight of 0.12g, you can feel in your hand that you are dealing with one of the heaviest elements in the world. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Platinum

Formula: 
Pt
Strunz: 
1.AF.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Pinto River, San Juan Basin, Mun. de Novita, Chocó Department, Colombia