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Agardite-(Y)

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Agardite-(Y)

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Description
Locality: 
Clegg Mine, Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with a vug hosting tiny apple-green needles of agardite-Y. This is an extremely rare NC mineral and the only other specimen I'm aware of is the other half of this one in my personal collection. EDS verified. The Clegg Mine has long since closed and been built over with a housing development. 

Mineral Data
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Agardite-(Y)

Formula: 
YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Bou Skour Mine, Bou Skour District, Djebel Saghro (Jbel Saghro), Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

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