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Ilvaite

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Ilvaite

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Description
Locality: 
Serifos Island, Milos, South Aegean, Greece
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.2 × 2.1 cm
Description

From a discovery in 1984. I never saw ilvaite from Serifos is such amazing quality - razor sharp terminated, wonderful end-points and a luster like polished with wonderful stratiation. No significant damages to report, only bottom was on the rock.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ilvaite

Formula: 
CaFe2+2Fe3+(Si2O7)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BE.07
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Torre di Rio - Santa Filomena area (Monte della Torre), Rio Marina, Elba Island, Livorno Province, Tuscany, Italy