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Ludwigite

Ex coll. Ulrich Vetter, Hannover

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Description
Locality: 
Cascajares, Ronda, Malaga, Andalusia, Spain
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3 × 1.5 cm
Description

Fibrous black ludwigite with lustrous black magnetite with minor matrix.

Old material found in 1981 by  Dr. K.-P. Burgath     BGR-Hannover

 

Ex collection Dipl. Min. Ulrich Vetter, Hannover - comes with his original handwritten label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ludwigite

Formula: 
Mg2Fe3+(BO3)O2
Strunz: 
6.AB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Ocna de Fier (Vaskö-Moraviţa; Vaskö-Moravicza; Eisenstein), Ocna de Fier-Dognecea District, Banat Mts, Caraş-Severin Co., Romania

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