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Rhenium

Rare Mineral

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Locality: 
Zabaykalsky Krai, Russian Federation
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.1 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

A grain formed by silvery metallic microcrystals of the extremely rare native element rhenium in an analyzed specimen by SEM/EDS, see copy enclosed. 

Analysis shows a purity of almost 95%, being the remaning Fe.

These grains were found in wolframite concentrates from this Russian locality.

Only 5 rhenium  minerals are described in the literature from more than 5500 mineral species, so it is a real ratity.

One of the most sought after native elements !

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