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Martite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Black Rock Mine, Beaver Lake, Beaver County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.6 × 1.6 cm
Description

Sharp, lustrous to partially coated, martite (pseudomorphs: hematite after magnetite) crystals to 11 mm across richly cover the matrix of this rare, classic, old timer from the Black Rock Mine in Beaver Co., Utah. The locality is north to the town of Milford. Very uncommon material and hard to obtain. No significant damges to report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Martite

Variety Of: 

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Hardness: 
0.0