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Jacobsite & Calcite

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Jacobsite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
NChwaning II Mine, Kuruman, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 5 × 3.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Description

A fine piece of magnetic jacobsite with calcite .

Jacobsite is a very rare constituent of the manganese ores at Kuruman.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jacobsite

Formula: 
Mn2+Fe3+2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Jakobsberg Mine, Nordmark (Nordmarksberg), Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White