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Sanidine Bixbyite & Hematite Psm Garnet

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Sanidine Bixbyite & Hematite Psm Garnet

Pseudomorph

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Description
Locality: 
Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Description

Very interesting pseudomorph after garnet from the Thomas Range. Spessartine garnet was replaced by hematite, then sanidine, out of which grew some nice lustrous bixbyite cubes. There also appears to be some micro topaz present as well. Small but uncommon combo. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Sanidine

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic - Prismatic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Drachenfels, Königswinter, Siebengebirge, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Bixbyite

Formula: 
Mn3+2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.10
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Maynard's claim (Pismire Knolls), Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA...

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

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