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Melanovanadite

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Melanovanadite

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Description
Locality: 
Ragra Mine, Cerro de Pasco, Pasco Department, Peru
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.1 × 0.8 cm
Description

You are bidding on an exceptional specimen of melanovanadite with hundreds of slender prismatic crystals on matrix from the type locality. There may also be some sparse yellow fernandinite present. Top specimen of this species.

Mineral Data
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Melanovanadite

Formula: 
Ca(V5+,V4+)4O10·5H2O
Strunz: 
4.HE.05
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Ragra Mine (Minasragra), Huayllay District, Pasco Province, Pasco Department, Peru

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