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Galaxite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Bo Phloi, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 2.2 × 1.8 cm
Description

Dark brown aggregate of galaxite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Galaxite

Formula: 
(Mn,Fe,Mg)(Al,Fe)2O4
Strunz: 
4.BB.05
Hardness: 
7.5
Type Locality: 
Bald Knob deposit (Primary ore body; Crouse Knob deposit), Bald Knob, Sparta, Alleghany Co., North Carolina, USA