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Olsacherite

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Description
Locality: 
Virgen de Surumi Mine, Pakajake Canyon, Chayanta Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 1.4 × 0.9 cm
Description

Bright blueish olsacherite crystals on a porous matrix with grains of penroseite, both Se bearing species.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Olsacherite

Formula: 
Pb2(SeO4)(SO4)
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Virgen de Surumi mine (Pacajake mine; Pakajake mine), Pakajake Canyon (Pacajake Canyon), Chayanta Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia