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Aragonite & Duftite

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Aragonite & Duftite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.5 × 10 × 6 cm
Description

White aragonite needles, with yellow and green microcrystals of duftite and dark green malachite, are located all over the matrix.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Duftite

Formula: 
PbCu(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia