Iranite

Origin: Sebarz mine, near Anarak, Esfahan Prov., Iran (type locality)

Owner: Lou Perloff

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Origin: Sebarz mine, Anarak, Iran, Asia (type locality)

Sample size: 2.8 x 2.7 x 1.3 cm

 

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Origin: Chapacase Mine, Tocopilla, Chile, South America

Sample size: 2.2 x 1 x 0.6 cm (top), 1.7 x 0.9 x 0.7 cm (bottom)

 

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Origin: Chan Khuni, Iran

Sample size: micromount

 

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Origin: Chah Khouni Mine (Chah Khoni Mine; Tschah Khuni Mine; El Khun Mine), Anarak District, Esfahan (Isfahan; Aspadana) Province, Iran

Picture size: 1.3 mm

Owner: Thomas Witzke

 

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Origin: N'Chwaning mine, Kalahari Mn Fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Ex. DeVito Collection

Sample size: 5 x 3 x 1 cm

 

  

Transparent golden brown slightly olive green, platy iranite crystals to about 0.25 mm. In association is wulfenite to 0.75 mm and diaboleite in matrix. Possible too is fornacite.

  

  

Chocalate brown slender prismatic crystals to 1 mm occuring with orange mimetite and olive green fornacite.

Origin: Sebarz mine, Anarak district, Esfahan Province, Iran

Sample size: 4 x 4 x 3 cm (top), 6 x 4 x 3 cm (botom)

 

  

Glassy, orange-brown, prismatic to platy crystals to 1 mm associated with wulfenite and mimetite and possible hemihedrite.

Origin: El Dorado mts., Clarke Co., Nevada, United States

Sample size: 6 x 5 x 4 cm

 

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Matrix richly encrusted by dark red sparkling masses of iranite.

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