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Hausmannite: Mn++Mn+++2O4

Comments: Black hausmannite crystals with minor brucite.
Location: Wessels Mine, Kalahari, South Africa. Scale: 6.5 x 6 cm.
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Hauyne: (Na,Ca)4-8Al6Si6(O,S)24(SO4,Cl)1-2

Comments: Grains of deep blue hauyne crystals in matrix.
Location: Niedermendig, Eifel, Germany. Scale: Picture size 5 mm.
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Hawleyite: CdS

Comments: Shale coated with brilliant yellow hawleyite.
Location: Mco. la Plane de Bosc, France. Scale: 4 x 3.5 cm.
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Hedyphane: Ca2Pb3(AsO4)3Cl

Comments: Phlogopite with yellowish orange hedyphane.
Location: Langban, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: 4.4 x 2.2 cm.
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Hematite: Fe2O3  
Defernite: Ca6(CO3)2-x(SiO4)x(OH)7(Cl,OH)1-2x (x=0,5)

Comments: Specular hematite rich with crystalline grains of reddish brown defernite.
Location: Kombat Mine, Kombat, Grootfontein District, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. Scale: 3.9 x 2.5 cm.
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Henmilite: Ca2Cu[B(OH)4]2(OH)4

Comments: Blue crystals of henmilite in matrix.
Location: Fuka Mine, Bitchu-Cho, Okayama Prefecture, Chugoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan. Scale: Crystal size 3 mm.
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Henmilite: Ca2Cu[B(OH)4]2(OH)4  
Olshanskyite: Ca2[B3O3(OH)6]OH·3(H2O)

Comments: Milky white olshanskyite hosting crystals of deep blue henmilite to 6 mm across.
Location: Fuka Mine, Bicchu Town, Kawakama Co., Okayama Pref., Japan. Scale: Crystal size 6 mm.
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Hennomartinite: SrMn+++2Si2O7(OH)2·(H2O)

Comments: Reddish brown hennomartinite included in purple sugilite.
Location: Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: 0.5 mm.
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Hibonite: (Ca,Ce)(Al,Ti,Mg)12O19

Comments: Crystalline spire-like specimen of hibonite.
Location: Ambindandrakemba, Madagascar. Scale: 2.1 x 1.5 cm.
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Hilgardite: Ca2B5O9Cl·(H2O)  
Boracite: Mg3B7O13Cl

Comments: Sub-mm reddish orange crystals of hilgardite on white boracite.
Location: Boulby Mine, Loftus, Cleveland, Great Britain. Scale: 1.5 x 2.5 cm.
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Inesite: Ca2Mn7Si10O28(OH)2·5(H2O)

Comments: Bladed crystals of orangish pink Inesite.
Location: N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari, South Africa. Scale: 14 x 7.5 cm.
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Inesite: Ca2Mn7Si10O28(OH)2·5(H2O)  
Ruizite: CaMn+++Si2O6(OH)·2(H2O)

Comments: 1- 3 mm crystal spray of red orange ruizite in an exposed vug in pink inesite.
Location: Wessels Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: Picture size 1 cm.
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Iowaite: Mg4Fe+++(OH)8OCl·2-4(H2O)

Comments: Floater crystal of iowaite.
Location: Palabora Mine, Transvaal, South Africa. Scale: Crystal size 1.2 cm.
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Iranite: Pb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(F,OH)2

Comments: Crystals of iranite to 3mm on brecciated, siliceous matrix.
Location: Sebarz mine, Anarak, Iran. Scale: 3.7 x 2.5 cm.
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Iron: Fe

Comments: Specimen of volcanic rock containing dark gray grains of native Iron. This locality is one of the very few known localities for terrestrial native iron.
Location: Disko Island, Greenland. Scale: Picture size 1 cm.
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Ixiolite: (Ta,Nb,Sn,Mn++,Fe++)O2

Comments: Hemispherical crystalline aggregate of ixiolite.
Location: Muiane mine, Zambesia, Mozambique. Scale: Specimen size 1.3 cm.
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Jarosite: KFe+++3(SO4)2(OH)6

Comments: Deep brown lustrous crystals of Jarosite to 2 mm.
Location: Soureza, Attika, Greece. Scale: 2.8 x 1.6 cm.
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Jeremejevite: Al6B5O15(F,OH)3

Comments: Partial crystal fragment of jeremejevite.
Location: Mile 72, Swakopmund, Namibia. Scale: Crystal size 0.5 cm.
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Jeremejevite: Al6B5O15(F,OH)3

Comments: Two-toned hexagonal crystal of jeremejevite with blue bases and white terminations.
Location: Erongo Mountains, Namibia. Scale: Crystal size 2 cm.
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Johannsenite: CaMnSi2O6

Comments: Mass of prismatic bluish green colored johannsenite crystals.
Location: N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: 7.2 x 4 cm.
© John Veevaert