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Steverustite Caledonite & Susannite

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Steverustite Caledonite & Susannite

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Description
Locality: 
Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.4 × 1.8 × 0.8 cm
Description

You are bidding on a new find of the extremely rare species steverustite from the first locality outside the UK! A small sample hosts a vug system with abundant white needles of steverustite with white balls of susannite and thousands of tiny blue caledonite needles. Collected by myself on 9-2-2018 and verified by PXRD by Anthony Kampf. Extremely rare and less than 8 samples were found. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Steverustite

Formula: 
Cu+Pb2+5(S2O3)3(OH)5·2H2O
Strunz: 
7.JA.10
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Frongoch Mine (Bron-y-Goch Mine; Llawynwnwch Mine), Pontrhydygroes, Upper Llanfihangell-y-Creuddyn, Ceredigion (Dyfed; Cardiganshire), Wales, UK

Caledonite

Formula: 
Pb5Cu2(SO4)3(CO3)(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BC.50
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK

Susannite

Formula: 
Pb4(CO3)2(SO4)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BF.40
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Susanna Mine (Glennery Scar Vein; Susanna Vein [Scar Vein]; Portobello Vein; Humby Vein; Lead Vein), Leadhills, South Lanarkshire, Strathclyde (Lanarkshire), Scotland, UK

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