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Native Osmium

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Native Osmium

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Neiva River, Sysert District, Nizhnii Tagil, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.4 × 0.3 × 0.1 cm
Description

Nice nugget of native osmium. Osmium minerals are extremely rare in Nature. Of almost 5000 mineral species known, only 9 are Osmium minerals (data from MINDAT) so it is a real rarity !

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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