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Turneaureite & Donpeacorite

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Turneaureite & Donpeacorite

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Description
Locality: 
Balmat, St Lawrence County, New York, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.7 × 1 cm
Description

Type locality specimen of weakly fluorescent (orange) turneaureite microcrystals and donpeacorite associated with possibly manganocummingtonite.  Collected at the 2500' level in zone #4.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Turneaureite

Formula: 
Ca5(AsO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Långban, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden

Donpeacorite

Formula: 
(Mn2+,Mg)Mg[SiO3]2
Group Parent: 
Orthopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.05
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
ZCA No. 4 Mine (St Joe Mine), Balmat, Balmat-Edwards Zinc District, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA

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