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Eskolaite

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Eskolaite

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Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Merume River, Kamakusa, Potaro-Siparuni Region, Guyana
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.8 × 0.6 cm
Description

A river worn crystalline nugget of eskolaite, possibly intergrown with other chromium minerals, from the Merume River.    Eskolaite is an oxide of chromium rarely seen on the market.  

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Eskolaite

Formula: 
Cr2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
8.0 - 8.5
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Outokumpu Cu-Co-Zn-Ni-Ag-Au ore field, Eastern Finland Region, Finland
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