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Osmium

Rare Mineral

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

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

What is interesting of this specimen is that the hexagonal shape of the crystal can be clearly seen, as it can be seen in the photos.

Native osmium crystals are extremely rare and very rarely seen on the mineral market.

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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