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Name: Hercynite
Hc
IMA Chemistry: Fe2+Al2O4
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Hercynite contains elements:
Iron (Fe)
Aluminum (Al)
Oxygen (O)
Country of Type Locality: Czech Republic
Year First Published: 1839
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Zippe F X M (1839) Ueber den Hercinit, eine bisher unbekannt gebliebene Spezies des Mineralreiches, Verhandlungen der Gesellschaft des Vaterländischen Museums in Böhmen 1839, 19-27
Structural Group Name: Spinel
Fleischer's Group Name: spinel
Crystal Systems: cubic
Oldest Known Age: 4568.5 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 7.5
Specific Gravity: 3.95
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