Magnetite (Var: Mushketovite)
Anomaly No. 3, Tyrnyauz Mo-W deposit, Baksan valley, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia
Mushketovite - pseudomorphoses of Magnetite after Hematite "iron roses" in garnet skarn. Their colour is black and they are strong magnetic. Associated minerals are: red-brown andradite, white calcite, green clinochlore chlorite and very minor gold and Bi tellurides. FOV is ~5x3 cm. Collected by Eugenii Uspenskii in the beginning of 80th. Pavel M. ...
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