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Stichtite & Chromite

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Description
Locality: 
Stichtite Hill, Dundas, West Coast Municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.3 × 2.6 × 2.5 cm
Description

Very nice, polished on one side specimen of purple Stichtite with small grains of black Chromite from Type Locality. Ex coll. H. Drygalski (1929-2005) - label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Stichtite

Formula: 
Mg6Cr2(OH)16[CO3]·4H2O
Strunz: 
5.DA.50
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Stichtite Hill, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan District, Tasmania, Australia

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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