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Schefferite & Rhodonite & Magnetite

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Schefferite & Rhodonite & Magnetite

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Description
Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland County, Sweden
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.7 × 2 cm
Description

Nice schefferite in rhodonite and magnetite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Schefferite

Variety Of: 

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Formula: 
(Ca,Mn)(Mg,Fe,Mn)Si2O6
Hardness: 
0.0

Rhodonite

Formula: 
MnSiO3
Strunz: 
9.DK.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kaiser Franz Mine (König Wilhelm Mine), Schävenholz (Schebenholz; Schäbenholz), Elbingerode, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Magnetite

Formula: 
Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
Black