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Wad

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Description
Locality: 
Wolf Mine, Herdorf, Altenkirchen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 2.8 × 2.2 cm
Description

A flower-like aggregate of columnar wad from historic Wolf Mine. This is a very unusual, interesting and aesthetic specimen from the famous Siegerland mining district.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wad

Mixture Of: 

Manganese Oxides

Hardness: 
1 - 6.5
Colour: 
Black, blue-black, brown
Streak: 
Black, bluish black, brownish black