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Vanadinite & Arsendescloizite

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Vanadinite & Arsendescloizite

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Description
Locality: 
C & B Mine, Christmas, Gila County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 6 × 5.5 cm
Description

Lustrous brown vanadinite crystals  with orange-brown arsendescloizite crystals pseudomorphing vanadinite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vanadinite

Formula: 
Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Zimapán, Mun. de Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico

Arsendescloizite

Formula: 
PbZn(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia