Chromite

Unknown Owner

A single, 5 mm wide, dark grey octahedral Chromite crystal sits in the centre of a large miniature-sized pale coloured rock matrix from this rarely seen locality alongside the fjords in the subartic west of Norway. There is a small chip to one corner of the Chromite crystal visible under magnification, but this is a really unusual locality piece. It is from the superb systematic collection assembled by the brothers Martin and Michael Günther (1951-2007 & 1956-2021).