Ixiolite

Black platy crystals in matrix, with löllingite

Origin: Varuträsk, Sweden

Sample size: micromount

 

Spherical scandian ixiolite, no matrix

Origin: Nanro Mine, Gile district, Mozambique

Sample size: 8 x 9 mm

 

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Black, thin platy crystals, about 1 mm thick of ixiolite in fan-like aggregates to 2 cm embedded in matrix.

Origin: Williamsonites Pegmatite, Yinnietharra, Western Australia, Australia
Ex. Kidwell collection

Sample size: 5 x 4 x 2.5 cm

 

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