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Native Osmium

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Native Osmium

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Description
Locality: 
Neiva River, Sysert District, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.2 × 0.1 cm
Description

Exceptional nugget of native osmium because it is crystallized. Nuggets of platinum group elements like this are usually rounded, but this is not the case, since the nugget has clearly visible crystals. Even the third photo shows a well formed hexagonal osmium crystal, which is the crystallographic system for osmium. Don't miss the opportunity to get such an extreme rarity thats is rarely seen on the market !. Shiny and nice under the microscope !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Osmium

Formula: 
(Os,Ir,Ru)
Strunz: 
1.AF.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Colour: 
White
Streak: 
Grey

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