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Agardite On Cafarsite

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Agardite On Cafarsite

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Description
Locality: 
Monte Cervandone Area, Devero Alp, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 5 × 3.2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.35cm
Description

An array of cube-octahedral crystals of brown Cafarsite is scattered on matrix. They are partially covered by a layer of green Agardite in a typical combo for this famous Italian locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Agardite

Synonym Of: 

Agardite-(Ce)

Formula: 
CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0

Agardite-(La)

Formula: 
LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0

Agardite-(Nd)

Formula: 
NdCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0

Agardite-(Y)

Formula: 
YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0

Cafarsite

Formula: 
Ca5.9Mn1.7Fe3Ti3(AsO3)12·4-5H2O
Strunz: 
4.JC.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Type Locality: 
Wanni glacier - Scherbadung area (Monte Cervandone), Kriegalp Valley (Chriegalp Valley), Binn Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland

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