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Qandilite

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Description
Locality: 
Dupezeh Mountain, Hero, Qala-Diz, Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.4 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm
Description

Black metallic microcrystals of the extremely rare Mg-Ti oxide mineral qandilite from the type locality in Iraq in a whitish contrasting matrix.

First time this mineral species is auctioned in the site ! No duplicates available.

Don't miss the opportunity to get this very rare mineral never seen in the mineral market. Rich specimen for the quantity of crystals present.

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Qandilite

Formula: 
(Mg,Fe)2(Ti,Fe,Al)O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Dupezeh Mt., Hero, Qala-Diz (Qala-Dizeh; Qala-Diza), Iraq

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