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1.4" Tetrahedral Zunyite Crystal Cluster w/ Hematite - Iran
What we have here is an interesting tetrahedral zunyite crystal cluster with hematite. This unique specimen comes from the Larak saltsome in the Hormozgan Province of Iran.
Comes with a small acrylic display case.
Comes with a small acrylic display case.
About Zunyite
Zunyite is a rare aluminum sorosilicate-fluoride mineral composed of aluminium, silicon, oxygen, hydrogen, fluorine, and chlorine. It occurs in highly aluminous shales and hydrothermally altered volcanic rocks. Often its found associated with pyrophyllite, kaolinite, alunite, diaspore, rutile, pyrite, hematite, and quartz. It was discovered in 1884 and named for its discovery site, the Zuni Mine in San Juan County, Colorado.
General Chemical Formula - Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
Zunyite is a rare aluminum sorosilicate-fluoride mineral composed of aluminium, silicon, oxygen, hydrogen, fluorine, and chlorine. It occurs in highly aluminous shales and hydrothermally altered volcanic rocks. Often its found associated with pyrophyllite, kaolinite, alunite, diaspore, rutile, pyrite, hematite, and quartz. It was discovered in 1884 and named for its discovery site, the Zuni Mine in San Juan County, Colorado.
General Chemical Formula - Al13Si5O20(OH,F)18Cl
$65
SPECIES
Zunyite & Hematite
LOCATION
Larak Salt Dome, Larak Island, Strait of Hormuz, Hormozgan Province, Iran
SIZE
1.4 x 1.2"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#317440
