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Ashburtonite

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Ashburtonite

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Description
Locality: 
Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.5 × 1 cm
Description

Blue tetragonal ashburtonite on matrix. EDS confirmed with typical tetragonal habit, see analysis section.

 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ashburtonite

Formula: 
Pb4Cu4(Si4O12)(HCO3)4(OH)3Cl·H2O
Strunz: 
9.CF.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Blue
Type Locality: 
Mineral Claim 84 Cu deposit (Anticline prospect), Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Ashburtonite
Analysis Report - only: Ashburtonite
Analysis Report - only: Ashburtonite
Analysis Report - only: Ashburtonite
Analysis Report - only: Ashburtonite