An old specimen with a 5 mm long terminated crystal of Eskolaite embedded in Pyrrhotite and Chalcopyrite from the type locality.Eskolaite is a very rare chromium oxide and this specimen is from the Type Locality - Outokumpu, Finland.Ex. Sandro Maggia collection.
Formula :
Cr2O3
System: trigonal Hardness:9½ Rarity:very rare
Strunz id:IV/C.4-30 -
OXIDES and HYDROXIDES
Name origin: Named by Olavi Kouvo and Yrjö Vuorelained in 1958 in honor of Pentti Eelis Eskola (8 January 1883, Honkilahti, Finland – 6 December 1964, Helsinki, Finland), geologist at the University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland. He did pioneering work on metamorphic rocks and won several international awards including the 1958 Wollaston medal.
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 Specimen weight:6 gr.
 Crystal size:5 mm long
 Overall size: 20mm x 7 mm x 21 mm
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