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Iron

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Description
Locality: 
Bühl, Weimar, Ahnatal, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 4.5 × 1 cm
Description

Native iron is rare on the earth's surface. This is an excellent, rich and pretty example from the historic german locality for native iron, a long time abandoned basalt quarry. This rich, polished end slice of basalt hosts numerous sparkling grains of elemental iron. Rare and excellent specimen from Bühl.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Iron

Formula: 
Fe
Strunz: 
1.AE.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island), Qaasuitsup, Greenland