Iron

Gray metallic native iron in basalt. Cut (but not polished) section.
Origin: Bühl, Weimar, Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Picture size: 7 mm
Owner: Thomas Witzke
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Thomas Witzke

Institut für Mineralogie und Lagerstättenlehre
Aachen, Germany

 

  
Native iron in basalt
Origin: Disko Island, Greenland
Sample size: 7 x 3 x 0.5 cm (left), 3 x 1.5 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

Origin: Discos Island, Greenland
Sample size: 2.6 cm in length
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

Origin: near Uivfaq, Disko Island, Greenland
Sample size: 3.3 x 1.4 x 0.2 cm
 
Origin: Blaafjeld, Ovivak, Disco Island, Greenland
Sample size: 1.8 x 1.8 cm
 
Piece of silvery native iron in basalt. Sawn piece
Origin: Ozernaja Mount, Khungtukun Massif, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Eastern-Siberia Region, Russia
Sample size: 2x2 cm

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Cut and polished section with irregular silver metallic native iron in matrix
Origin: Ozernyaya Mt., Taimyr Peninsula, Siberia, Russia
Sample size: 0.8 x 1.0 cm
 
Grey metallic plebs of native iron in basalt
Origin: Bühl, Weimar, Hessen, Germany
Sample size: 0.9 x 1.4 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
Slab with small metallic spots of iron
Origin: Qeqertarsuaq (Disko) Island, Kitaa (West Greenland) Province, Greenland
Sample size: 14.3 x 7.2 x 1 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

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