How do I identify Kampfite?

Kampfite can be identified by its hardness of 3 on the Mohs scale, Light blue-grey color. Look for these key characteristics when examining specimens.

What color is Kampfite?

Kampfite typically appears in Light blue-grey. Color can vary depending on impurities and formation conditions.

How hard is Kampfite?

Kampfite has a hardness of 3 on the Mohs scale. This makes it a soft mineral that can be scratched easily.

Kampfite

A variety of Minerals

What is Kampfite?

Kampfite is translucent and light blue-gray in color. Specimens occur as irregular masses up to 1 cm (0.39 in) in size.

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Kampfite Localities Map

See where Kampfite is found with a localities map, collecting zones, and geology context. Generate a sample map preview below.

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Key Characteristics

Formation of Kampfite

Kampfite has been found in association with celsian, fresnoite, macdonaldite, pyrrhotite, titantaramellite, traskite, and witherite. The mineral is known only from locations in Fresno County, California. Kampfite is found in quartz-rich regions of sanbornite rocks within gneiss which has undergone contact metamorphism associated with an adjacent granodiorite intrusive.