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Zunyite With Hematite

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Zunyite With Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Qalat-e Bala Salt Dome, Bandar-Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.6 × 1.5 cm
Description

Sharp zunyite crystal with very good lustre, coloured red by hematite inclusions. Some metallic black lustrous hematite are also present at the surface, and one of the corners is completely covered by a thin crust of quartz and hematite. The habitus is tetrahedral {111}, with the edges modified by cube faces{100}. In pristine condition, no chippings!. Good size for the locality and species.

Found in January 2019.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zunyite

Formula: 
Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Strunz: 
9.BJ.55
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Zuni Mine (Zuñi Mine), Anvil Mountain, Red Mountain District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA

Hematite

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

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