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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 × 0.15 × 0.1 cm
Description

Nugget of native osmium. Osmium minerals are extremely rare in Nature. From more than 5000 mineral species known, only 8 are Osmium minerals (data from MINDAT) so it is a real rarity !

Analyzed specimen see copy of the analysis included (it is iridium rich osmium).

 

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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