Museum Collection
This specimen is part of the museum collection catalog.
Not for Sale.
Iron (Native)
Siberia, Russia
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| Classification |
Element |
| Tags |
Native Element
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| Origin Location |
Siberia, Russia |
| Description |
Although iron is the most abundant mineral found in the earths crust, and fairly attainable to find in extraterrestrial sources (iron nickel meteorites), terrestrial, native iron is extremely rare, and found at only three known localities on earth. It is far more common to find iron as a rock or sediment and very hard to find in its purest form. This miniature sample provides a rare glimpse of Earth's most formative element - telluric iron is decidedly metallic, and shows beautiful shiny blebs in this small, but difficult to attain mineral sample. |
| Luster |
Metallic |
| Luster (Groundmass) |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
| Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
| Handling |
No special handling is required. |
| Modifications |
No modifications. |
| Size Group |
Miniature |
| Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
| Dimensions |
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| Quantity |
1 Specimen |
| Mineral List |
Iron: Fe
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* Formula chemical names are auto-generated - may be incorrect on complex formulas.
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
How it Works
Meteorite - Taenite/ Kamacite (Campo de Cielo) Iron Oxide var. Moqui Marble  Heazlewoodite Antimony (Native) Silver Titanite w/ Chlorite |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
Minerals that are similar in terms of their chemical makeup are shown below.
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This Mineral Formula Similar Mineral Formula
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Mineral Group:
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s):
iron
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