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Hematite Var Kidney Ore

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Hematite Var Kidney Ore

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Description
Locality: 
Irhoud Mine, Safi Province, Marrakesh-Safi Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 10.2 × 7.8 cm
Weight: 
607.00gr
Description

Nice specimen from Morocco of botryoidal hematite. Similar to the classic material from Cumberland, England, it is also called "kidney ore" because of its resemblance to that organ

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hematite

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

Kidney Ore

Variety Of: 

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Hardness: 
0.0

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