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Martyite & Magnesiopascoite

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Martyite & Magnesiopascoite

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Locality: 
Blue Cap Mine, Lion Canyon, La Sal, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1.6 × 0.6 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small matrix specimen with tiny but sharp red crystal groups of martyite with orange crystals and crusts of magnesiopascoite. Type locality for both extremely rare minerals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Martyite

Formula: 
Zn3(V2O7)(OH)2·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.FD.05
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Blue Cap Mine, Lyon Canyon Creek, La Sal District (Paradox Valley District), San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Magnesiopascoite

Formula: 
Ca2Mg(V10O28)·16H2O
Strunz: 
4.HC.05
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Blue Cap Mine, Lyon Canyon Creek, La Sal District (Paradox Valley District), San Juan Co., Utah, USA

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