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Yuanfuliite & Hematite

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Yuanfuliite & Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Nuestra Señora del Carmen Mines, La Celia, Jumilla, Murcia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 2.3 × 2.2 cm
Weight: 
15.00gr
Description

Spectacular specimen of yuanfuliite crystals and hematite crystals on a lamproite matrix, this variety of  lamproite is called jumillite.

These samples come from a new find in this mine.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Yuanfuliite

Formula: 
Mg(Fe3+,Fe2+,Al,Ti,Mg)(BO3)O
Strunz: 
6.AB.20
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Colour: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Zhuanmiao Boron deposit, Kuandian Co., Dandong Prefecture, Liaoning Province (Manchuria; Dongbei Region), China

Hematite

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

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