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Pucherite

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Pucherite

Rare Mineral
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Description
Locality: 
Pucher Shaft, Schneeberg, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 3.8 × 2.5 cm
Description

Yellowbrown lustrous and translucent Pucherite crystals on quartz matrix from the type locality.

Rich specimen from Peter Schlegel collection.

Mineral Data
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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