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Mahnertite & Zdenĕkite

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Mahnertite & Zdenĕkite

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Description
Locality: 
Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 1.3 × 1.3 cm
Description

A beautiful and rich specimen with lots of dark blue glassy mahnertite crystals and light blue clusters of zdenekite on matrix.
An excellent example of these rare species from their Type Locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mahnertite

Formula: 
NaCu3(AsO4)2Cl·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.45
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...

Zdenĕkite

Formula: 
NaPbCu5(AsO4)4Cl·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DG.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Cap Garonne Mine, Le Pradet, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France...
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