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Bixbyite from Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah (Type Locality for Bixbyite)

 
Bixbyite from Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah (Type Locality for Bixbyite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 35046
Mineral:Bixbyite
Locality:Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah (Type Locality for Bixbyite)
Description:Black cubic crystal of lustrous bixbyite on rhyolite matrix. The bixbyite crystal has sawtooth-like edge patterns, the result of twinned corner faces repeatedly forming along the edge.
Overall Size:18x16x11 mm
Crystals:6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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