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Jeppeite & Priderite

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Jeppeite & Priderite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Walgidee Hills, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 1 × 0.5 cm
Description

Black, rare jeppeite, with dark brown-yellow priderite. Jeppeite is a rare mineral found at only 3 or 4 location in the world, this is its type locality. Rare!

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jeppeite

Formula: 
(K,Ba)2(Ti,Fe)6O13
Strunz: 
4.CC.50
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Walgidee Hills lamproite, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Priderite

Formula: 
K(Ti4+7Fe3+)O16
Strunz: 
4.DK.05b
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
grey
Type Locality: 
Walgidee Hills lamproite, Noonkanbah Station, Derby-West Kimberley Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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