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Oldhamite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Korkino, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

Brown aggregates of oldhamite in a capsula

Oldhamite, (Ca,Mg)S,  is a sulphide of unusual composition since it contains calcium and magnesium, two chemical elements rarely seen on sulphides.

Mineral Data
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Oldhamite

Formula: 
(Ca,Mg)S
Strunz: 
2.CD.10
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
The Bustee meteorite, Gorakhpur, Basti District, Basti Division, Uttar Pradesh, India

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