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Tangdanite

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Tangdanite

IMA2011-096
Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Tintic Empire Mine, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.8 × 1.7 cm
Description

Rich coverage of rare sulfate bearing Ca-Cu-arsenate tangdanite forms pearly green plates on matrix. Formerly named as fouxiatouite, recently has been renamed after the chinese Type Locality. Good thumbnail specimen. 

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Tangdanite

Formula: 
Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9·9H2O
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Tangdan Mine, Dongchuan Cu ore field, Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
Loranth Minerals

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