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Bismutoferrite & Pucherite

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Bismutoferrite & Pucherite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Pucher Shaft, Schneeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9.5 × 3 × 4 cm
Description

Yellow-greenish earthy bismutoferrit with small pucherite crystals.Rich specimen of both rare minerals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bismutoferrite

Formula: 
Fe3+2Bi(SiO4)2(OH)
Strunz: 
9.ED.25
Hardness: 
6.0
Type Locality: 
Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Pucherite

Formula: 
Bi(VO4)
Strunz: 
8.AD.40
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Pucher Shaft, Wolfgang Maaßen Mine field, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany