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Moissanite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Koshmansay River, Chatkal-Kuraminskii Range, Angren Region, Tashkent Viloyati, Uzbekistan
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.12 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

Very small single crystal of the extremely rare mineral moissanite, a natural silicon carbide.

Natural samples of this extremely rare mineral are rarely seen in the mineral market, much less in certified specimens with this crystal quality.

Analyzed specimen, see copy of the analysis and all explanations referring to its origin in the attachment.

It belongs to the Nickel-Strunz class of I.Native Elements.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Moissanite

Formula: 
SiC
Strunz: 
1.DA.
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal, Trigonal
Hardness: 
9.5
Type Locality: 
Canyon Diablo meteorite, Meteor Crater and vicinity, Winslow, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA

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