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Pseudobrookite Hematite & Edenite

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Pseudobrookite Hematite & Edenite

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Description
Locality: 
Pico da Cruz, São Martinho, Funchal, Madeira Islands, Portugal
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.9 × 1.6 cm
Description

Very rich and aesthetic sample with several cavities filled with hematite, pseudobrookite and minor edenite crystals.

A true joy under the scope!

Collected: 
2020
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pseudobrookite

Formula: 
Fe2TiO5
Strunz: 
4.CB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Uroi Hill (Arany Hill), Simeria, Hunedoara Co., Romania

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

Edenite

Formula: 
{Na}{Ca2}{Mg5}(AlSi7O22)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DE.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Edenville, Town of Warwick, Orange Co., New York, USA