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Dussertite Scorodite & Carminite

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Dussertite Scorodite & Carminite

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Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.6 × 1.1 cm
Description

Matrix with vugs containing scorodite crystals overgrown by golden dussertite. Some vugs show light green crystals of a second growth of scorodite crystals as-well as some deep red micro carminite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dussertite

Formula: 
BaFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)5
Strunz: 
8.BL.10
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Djebel Debar (Djebel Debagh), Hammam Meskoutine, Guelma, Constantine Province, Algeria

Scorodite

Formula: 
Fe3+AsO4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.CD.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Stamm Asser Mine, Graul, Langenberg, Schwarzenberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Carminite

Formula: 
PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
8.BH.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Louise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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