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Chromatite

Mineral:

Chromatite: CaCrO4

Comments:

Yellow, powdery coating of chromatite over carbonate rock. Associated minerals in the crust are halite and fluorapatite.

Location:

Ma'aleh Adumim, Hatrurim formation, West Bank, Palestine.

Scale:

Box Size 29x29 mm.

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