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Specularite With Alurgite

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Specularite With Alurgite

Ex Dr. Krantz, Bonn, Germany
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Jhabua District, Madhya Pradesh, India
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 9 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 
507.00gr
Description

Massive specimen consisting predominantly of foliated silvery metallic hematite var "specularite" or "micaceous iron ore", associated with cream-colored muscovite var alurgite

Comes with amazing antique Dr. F. Krantz pen and ink label dated 1900-1920. India is a very scarce locality concering antique labels. The german designation "Vorder Indien" means an area which is a big part of southern asia including modern Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. The Ihabua district can be found in Madhya Pradesh, a federal state in central modern india.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Specularite

Variety Of: 

Hematite

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

Alurgite

Variety Of: 

Muscovite

Formula: 
KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.EC.15
Hardness: 
2.5
Formula: 
K2(Mg,Al)4-5(Al,Si)8O20(OH)4
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Purple

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