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Molybdenite & Ferrimolybdite

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Molybdenite & Ferrimolybdite

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Description
Locality: 
Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.7 × 6 × 4 cm
Description

A very rich coverage, all around the sample, of massive molybdenite in matrix associated with yellow earthy ferrimolybdite. A very nice sample from an uncommon locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Molybdenite

Formula: 
MoS2
Strunz: 
2.EA.30
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
1.0 - 1.5

Ferrimolybdite

Formula: 
Fe2(MoO4)3·nH2O
Strunz: 
7.GB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Alekseevskii Mine, Lake Iktul', Karysh River Basin, Khakassia Republic (Khakassy Republic; Khakassiya Republic), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia...
Cartils Minerals

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