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Zunyite

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Description
Locality: 
Qalat Payeen, Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.9 × 0.9 cm
Description

An exciting new find of Zunyite from Iran. These maroon-brown crystals are formed in Hematite veins, this is a particularly sharp one for the find. These gorgeous crystals are a combination of a tetrahedron and a cube which give it this pristine sharp form. From Qalat-e Bala salt dome, Bandar-Abbas, Iran

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
Silmarils Minerals