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Iron

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Description
Locality: 
Disko Island, Qeqertalik, Greenland
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.6 × 0.3 cm
Description

Metallic terrestrial native iron from the type locality in Greenland.

What is outstanding of this specimen is that some crystal faces can be seen (see first photo), which is extremely rare in native iron, which is almost always massive.

Native terrestrial iron (non meteoric) is a very rare mineral.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Iron

Formula: 
Fe
Strunz: 
1.AE.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
Grey
Type Locality: 
Qeqertarsuaq Island (Disko Island), Qaasuitsup, Greenland

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