About 3/8" square. Hardness 6 to
6-1/2.
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Bixbyite cubic crystals in thumbnail case. Iron Manganese oxide, with some titanium. Brilliant metallic cube shaped crystals.
Bixbyite is a somewhat rare mineral sought after by collectors as it typically forms euhedral isometric crystals exhibiting various cubes, octahedrons, and dodecahedrons. Bixbyite was named for the American mineralogist Maynard Bixby, responsible for its discovery in 1897. Bixbyite forms in siliceous volcanic rocks.
Forms in siliceous volcanic rocks.
Bixbyite is a rare mineral found in cavities in rhyolite, associated
with topaz, pink beryl, garnet, and hematite, and in metamorphosed
manganese deposits. Joab Co., Utah.
SPECIAL PRICE
$ 5.60 each
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