Minerals *** RARE NATIVE IRON in BASALT Siberia

Specifications

Mineral: NATIVE IRONOrigin: Hungtukun mass., Taimyr, Siberia, RussiaMeasurements: 3x2x1 cm Weight: 20gAuthentic specimen of native iron coming from the deposit of Hungtukun Mass, in the Siberian region (Russia).This is a extremely rare mineral, since metallic iron in natural form is found only in exceptional geological conditions.🌍 Because it's rareNative iron it does not form easily on Earth: in the presence of oxygen, it tends to oxidize rapidly, transforming into minerals such as hematite or magnetite.For this reason, pure metallic iron it is found almost exclusively: in reducing environments (poorly oxygenated), often of volcanic or deep basaltic origin; in iron meteorites, but very rarely in terrestrial form.

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