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Bixbyite on rhyolite from Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah

 
Bixbyite on rhyolite from Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah

Bixbyite on rhyolite from Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah

Bixbyite on rhyolite from Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah

Bixbyite on rhyolite from Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah

Bixbyite on rhyolite from Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah

Bixbyite on rhyolite from Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah

DESCRIPTION:No. 70616
Mineral:Bixbyite on rhyolite
Locality:Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah
Description:Lustrous black cubic bixbyite crystal on tan-colored rhyolite. The bixbyite is cubic with {112, 121, 211} corner faces and sawtooth-like edge patterns caused by secondary faces {112, 121, 211, etc.}. One corner of the bixbyite crystal is chipped. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:20x12x11 mm
Crystals:6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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