Hausmannite is a brown to black mineral that is part of the spinel group. It was named after Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann who was a professor of mineralogy at the University of Göttingen in Germany. Some of the finest samples come from Namibia and South Africa.
General Information
Hausmannite Colors
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Black
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Brown
Countries of Origin
United Arab Emirates (the); Viet Nam; Egypt; Kazakhstan; Oman; Bosnia And Herzegovina; Greece; Austria; Sweden; Morocco; Unknown; China; Russian Federation (the); Brazil; Algeria; Slovakia; Bulgaria; Chile; France; Nigeria; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the); Argentina; Romania; United States of America (the); Japan; Switzerland; Bolivia (Plurinational State of); India; Spain; Canada; Burkina Faso; Mauritania; Turkey; Belgium; Norway; Namibia; Italy; Mexico; South Africa; Australia; Jamaica; Germany; Indonesia
Care
Take care with handling as specimens can be brittle. It is soluble in HCL.