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Mapimite

Miguel Romero and Mark Feinglos collections
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Description
Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.4 × 0.4 × 0.3 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small, but extremely rare sample of pale green-blue, rectangular prismatic crystals of mapimite from the Ojuela Mine. This is one of two small fragments from the holotype sample out of the Miguel Romero collection that I purchased from Mark Feinglos in 2018. This is the holy grail species from the Ojuela Mine and verified samples of any size are extremely rare and hard to obtain. A very rare opportunity to acquire such a rarity!

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What's on the rock

Mapimite

Formula: 
Zn2Fe3+3(AsO4)3(OH)4·10H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.55
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico

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