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Zunyite With Hematite

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RBR901805

Zunyite With Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Larak Island, Bandar-Abbas County, Hormozgan Province, Iran
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Larak is a small island in der Persian Gulf. It is pretty unknown in the mineral world, so far. It is a new location for zunyite in Iran, also in association with hematite. Specimens from this locality are different; they are not colored by hematite and show a light color. This item shows especially sharp crystals in very good condition! A true rarity.

Please note: this island is a restricted area now, collecting is impossible.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zunyite

Formula: 
Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Strunz: 
9.BJ.55
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Zuni Mine (Zuñi Mine), Anvil Mountain, Red Mountain District, San Juan Co., Colorado, USA

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

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