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Thorneite Khinite & Timroseite

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Thorneite Khinite & Timroseite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.4 × 1.3 cm
Description

Rich specimen of pale yellow Thorneite with emerald green Khinite microcrystals and crusty olivegreen timroseite on quartz matrix.

Three ultra-rare species on one specimen!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Thorneite

Formula: 
Pb6(Te6+2O10)(CO3)Cl2(H2O)
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Khinite

Formula: 
Pb2+Cu2+3[Te6+O6](OH)2
Strunz: 
4.FD.30
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Old Guard Mine (Royal Guard Mine), Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Timroseite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu5(TeO6)2(OH)2
Hardness: 
2.5 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA