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Plášilite & Johannite

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Plášilite & Johannite

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Description
Locality: 
Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 1.7 × 2.2 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small miniature sample with very rich, small clusters of plasilite on matrix in across a fracture in sandstone ore with small darker green johannite crystals. There are also many small sprays inbetween some of the sandstone grains with chalcanthite, krohnkite and other minerals. Very rich piece!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Plášilite

Formula: 
Na(UO2)(SO4)(OH)·2H2O
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Blue Lizard Mine, Chocolate Drop, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Johannite

Formula: 
Cu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
7.EB.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Colour: 
Emerald-green
Type Locality: 
Elias Mine, Jáchymov, Krušné Hory, Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czech Republic

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