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Osmiridium

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Osmiridium

Rare Mineral
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Nevyansk, Nevyansky District, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm
Description

This glass tube contains numerous of crystral clusters and grains of rare elements Osmium and Iridium .Natural iridium often contains distinct amounts of Os, Ru or Pt.
The definition of iridium now incorporates old "osmiridium" and "ruthenosmiridium" mineral species (all have Ir as the dominant element). This fine piece comes with an old label. Superb and desirable.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Osmiridium

Variety Of: 

Iridium

Formula: 
(Ir,Os,Ru)
Strunz: 
1.AF.10
Hardness: 
6.0 - 7.0
Hardness: 
0.0
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