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Idaite

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Description
Locality: 
Khan Mine, Arandis, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm
Description

Purple metallic idaite from the Khan mine, Arandis, Namibia in quartz.

Rare mineral. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Idaite

Formula: 
Cu5FeS6
Strunz: 
2.CB.15a
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Ida Mine, Walvis Bay District (Walvisbaai), Erongo Region, Namibia