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Gartrellite & Gorceixite

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Gartrellite & Gorceixite

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Locality: 
Ste Barbe Vein, Compagnie Minière des Montmins, Échassières, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 0.5 × 0.4 cm
Description

Matrix with vugs containing micro green gartrellite crystals and platy gorceixite crystals. 40x magnification recommended. k11

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Gartrellite

Formula: 
Pb(Cu,Fe3+,Zn)2(AsO4,SO4)2·2(H2O,OH)
Strunz: 
8.CG.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

Gorceixite

Formula: 
BaAl3(PO4)2(OH)5·H2O
Strunz: 
8.BL.10
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Ouro Preto, Iron Quadrangle, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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