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Ilvaite

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Ilvaite

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Description
Locality: 
Nikolayevskiy Mine, Dalnegorsk, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Federation
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3 × 6.5 × 1.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

Very subtle association of jet-black Ilvaite crystals on quartz needles.

I could find damage to only one of the Ilvaite crystals putting this delicate specimen in an overall great condition.

Will be shipped in washing powder to protect it.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ilvaite

Formula: 
CaFe2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BE.07
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Torre di Rio - Santa Filomena area (Monte della Torre), Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy
Tectonica

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