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Tongbaite

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Description
Locality: 
Liu Village, Tongbai, Nanyang, Henan Province, China (Peoples Republic)
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.1 × 0.1 cm
Description

Brownish yellow crystal aggregate of the extremely rare chromium carbide mineral tongbaite from the TL in Tongbai.

Probably analyzed by the former owner of the specimen (the Vandenbroucke Museum) , but the analysis is no longer available.

Only two known localities worldwide.

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

Mineral Data
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Tongbaite

Formula: 
Cr3C2
Strunz: 
1.BA.15
Hardness: 
8.5
Type Locality: 
Liu village, Tongbai Co., Nanyang Prefecture, Henan Province, China

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