Gladiusite

  
Origin: Kovdor massif, Iron mine, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Sample size: 2 x 2 x 1 cm , fibrous crystals less than 0.75 mm
 
  
 
  
  
Origin: Iron mine, Kovdor massif, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Sample size: 2.5 x 2 x 1.5 cm, two clusters composed of deep green, "fuzzy", acicular crystals. One cluster is about 2 mm, the other is about 1.5 mm. (top), 2x2x1.5cm with a 1mm dark green fibrous looking crystal aggregate (2nd/bottom row)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Origin: Kovdor Mine, Kovdor massif, Kola Peninsula, Murmanskaja Oblast', Northern Region, Russia
Picture size: 1.2 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

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