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Cuprotungstite & Powellite

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Cuprotungstite & Powellite

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Description
Locality: 
Golconda Summit, Golconda, Humboldt County, Nevada, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm
Weight: 
25.00gr
Description

Matrix displaying patches of green cuprtungstite in association with powellite, which under short wave UV light produces a bright yellow colour.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Cuprotungstite

Formula: 
Cu2(WO4)(OH)2
Strunz: 
7.GB.15
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
La Paz, Mun. de La Paz, Baja California Sur (BC Sur), Mexico

Powellite

Formula: 
Ca(MoO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Peacock Mine (South Peacock; Darland; Peacock & South Peacock), Cuprum, Seven Devils District, Adams Co., Idaho, USA

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