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Legrandite Köttigite & Adamite

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Legrandite Köttigite & Adamite

From the 1977 kottigite find.
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Description
Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.8 × 0.8 cm
Description

Limonite matrix with bright yellow legrandite crystals in association with dark grey radial kottigite crystals and small golden yellow adamite crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Legrandite

Formula: 
Zn2(AsO4)(OH)·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Flor de Peña Mine, Lampazos de Naranjo (Lampazos), Mun. de Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Köttigite

Formula: 
Zn3(AsO4)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.40
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic Prismatic crystals or crusts
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Daniel Mine (St. Daniel Mine), Neustädtel, Schneeberg District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Adamite

Formula: 
Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile

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