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Helvine Hematite Var Specularite On Quartz

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Helvine Hematite Var Specularite On Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Jinlong Hill, Longchuan County, Heyuan, Guangdong Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
3.8 × 8.1 × 6.3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.50cm
Description

Nice specimen from China with a very interesting association of black helvine in excellent tetrahedral crystals, heamatite var specularite in black lamellar crystals and pinkish quartz. The biggest helvine crystals measures 1.5 X 1.2 Cm.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Helvine

Formula: 
Mn2+4(Be3Si3O12)S
Strunz: 
9.FB.10
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Friedefürst Mine, Breitenbrunn, Breitenbrunn District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

Specularite

Variety Of: 

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Colour: 
Silvery

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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