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Vésigniéite

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Vésigniéite

Gilbert Gauthier collection
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Mashamba West Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, DR Congo
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 4.1 × 3.2 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small miniature sample with a large vug hosting rich clusters of hexagonal vesignieite on matrix. From the Gilbert Gauthier and Van King collections. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vésigniéite

Formula: 
BaCu3(VO4)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
8.BH.45
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Streak: 
Greenish
Type Locality: 
Glücksstern Mine, Gottlob Hill, Friedrichroda, Thuringian Forest, Thuringia, Germany

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