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Markcooperite Eckhardite Timroseite & Housleyite

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Markcooperite Eckhardite Timroseite & Housleyite

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Description
Locality: 
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.3 × 2.4 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small specimen with several type locality and extremely rare tellurium minerals on quartz matrix. First is a group of tiny (quite large for the species) orange markcooperite crystals in a few spots. Next are a few tiny sprays of extremely rare eckhardite as blue needles. One group of tiny green housleyite is present as well as a large patch of quite nice timroseite crystals. This is an exceptional rarity piece from my personal collection. Also present is possible ottoite, khinite, hessite and native gold. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Markcooperite

Formula: 
Pb2(UO2)(TeO6)
Hardness: 
3.0 - 0.0
Colour: 
Orange
Type Locality: 
Aga Mine, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Eckhardite

Formula: 
(Ca,Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O)
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Aga Mine, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Timroseite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu5(TeO6)2(OH)2
Hardness: 
2.5 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Housleyite

Formula: 
Pb6CuTe6+4O18(OH)2
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

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