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Ilmenite & Calcite

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Ilmenite & Calcite

Ex Joachim Hennrich Collection
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Description
Locality: 
Maderanertal, Uri, Switzerland
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 2.7 × 1.7 cm
Description

This superfine alpine mini features two rosettes of ilmenite; even more rare than similar hematite; accompanied by dull but well defined rhombohedrons of calcite. A super piece.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ilmenite

Formula: 
Fe2+TiO3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal - Rhombohedral
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Ilmen Natural Reserve, Ilmen Mts, Chelyabinsk Oblast', Southern Urals, Urals Region, Russia...

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
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