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Chromite

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Description
Locality: 
Brits, Bojanala District, North West Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.5 × 3.1 cm
Description

Black rounded crystals of chromite from the ultramafic Bushbeld complex. Uncommon locality.

Acquired in 1986 by Francois Verhalen. Ex. Rik Dillen specimen.

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: 
Bastide de la Carrade, Gassin, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...

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