Mineralpedia Details for Paramontroseite
Paramontroseite
- Formula
- VO2
- Crystal System
- Orthorhombic
- Cleavage
- Good, None, None
- Luster
- Sub Metallic
- Color
- black
- Streak
- black
- Class
- Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
- Fracture
- Brittle
- Hardness
- -
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Paramontroseite from West Sunday mine, San Miguel Co., Colorado, United States
Black needles to about 0.75mm. It's a good piece with exceptional crystals.
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Paramontroseite from Big Gypsum Valley, San Miguel Co., Colorado, United States
Superb orthorhombic prismated black crystals in nest-like groups. The specimen originated with Patrick Haynes, an accomplished field collector and mineralogist,
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