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Safflorite

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Safflorite

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Description
Locality: 
Alberoda, Schlema-Hartenstein, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1.6 × 2 cm
Weight: 
3.00gr
Description

Crystallization in parallel growth that forms beautiful fractal geometries, reminiscent of Christmas fir trees.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Safflorite

Formula: 
(Co,Ni,Fe)As2
Strunz: 
2.EB.15a
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Daniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany