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Axinite-(Fe) and Lollingite from Colebrook Hill, near Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia

 
Axinite-(Fe) and Lollingite from Colebrook Hill, near Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia

Axinite-(Fe) and Lollingite from Colebrook Hill, near Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia

DESCRIPTION:No. 32180
Mineral:Axinite-(Fe) and Lollingite
Locality:Colebrook Hill, near Rosebery, Tasmania, Australia
Description:Violet-gray crystals of axinite up to 10 mm in metallic sulfide matrix identified as lollingite (may actually be pyrrhotite as it is slightly magnetic). The axinite crystals are highly lustrous and translucent. Bottom is sawn flat. Ex. Clyde Hardin; ex. Keith Lancaster in 1984
Overall Size:4x3.5x2 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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