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Chromite

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Description
Locality: 
Mount Olympos, Troodos Mountain Range, Nicosia District, Cyprus
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4 × 3.5 cm
Description

A piece of massive chromite from Mount Olympos, Cyprus. Material from that find spot is rarely offered.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chromite

Formula: 
Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Hardness: 
5.5
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
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