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Paravauxite & Childrenite

ex collection B. Dallosch
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Description
Locality: 
Siglo Veinte Mine, Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.6 × 2.7 × 0.7 cm
Description

White, bladed crystals of paravauxite with brownish childrenite. The broewn crystals were identified as laueite by the previous owner, but this is liosted nowhere - so I think, childrenite is more plausible.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Paravauxite

Formula: 
Fe2+Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.30
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Siglo Veinte Mine (Siglo XX Mine; Llallagua Mine; Catavi), Llallagua, Rafael Bustillo Province (Bustillos Province), Potosí Department, Bolivia

Childrenite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mn2+)Al(PO4)(OH)2·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.20
Hardness: 
5.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tavistock District, Devon, England, UK

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