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Specularite

Ex Dr. Krantz, Bonn, Germany
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Mitterberg, St Johann im Pongau District, Salzburg, Austria
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 6.5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
6.50cm
Weight: 
132.00gr
Description

An uncommon form of massive hematite - "Micaceuos Iron" with schist-like structure, which is quite soft and brittle (there's always a dust of fine, lustrous leaves around the specimen). Associated with minor quartz and chalcopyrite.

Mitterberg (Salzburg, Austria) is an ancient copper mining area worked intermittently from prehistoric times until 1977. An interesting historic sample which comes with old notice label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Specularite

Variety Of: 

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Colour: 
Silvery

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