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Chromite

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Chromite

Ex University of Amsterdam
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Feragen Chromium Mines, Røros, Trøndelag, Norway
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 7.5 × 3 cm
Description

A rich coverage of lustrous black crude crystals and crystalline masses of chromite in serpentine matrix.
Nice piece from this uncommon classic locality,
collected in the late 1940's by members of the Geological Institute of the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chromite

Formula: 
Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Hardness: 
5.5
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Bastide de la Carrade, Gassin, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...
Cartils Minerals

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