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Ojuelaite & Paradamite

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Ojuelaite & Paradamite

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Description
Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 1.3 × 1.2 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small specimen with rare ojuelaite needles filling a small vug associated with minor paradamite. A good representative specimen of this incredibly rare species!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ojuelaite

Formula: 
ZnFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.15
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico

Paradamite

Formula: 
Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic Aggregates or rounded crystals
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico

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