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Paratooite-(La)

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Paratooite-(La)

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Description
Locality: 
Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 0.9 × 0.8 cm
Description

You are bidding on a world class sample of paratooite-La with many nice, and quite large clusters of light blue bladed crystals on matrix from the only known locality. This is a very choice sample obtained from Museum Victoria and is from the original find which led to the description of the species. You will seldom see a sample of this mineral in this quality on the parket. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Paratooite-(La)

Formula: 
(REE,Ca,Na,Sr)12Cu2(CO3)16
Strunz: 
5.AD.20
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Paratoo copper mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia

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