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Lotharmeyerite & Manganoan Adamite

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Lotharmeyerite & Manganoan Adamite

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Description
Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.1 × 0.8 cm
Description

Deep red lotharmeyerite aggregates, a member of the tsumcorite group, and  purple manganoan adamite on limonitic matrix.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lotharmeyerite

Formula: 
Ca(Zn,Mn3+)2(AsO4)2·2(H2O,OH)
Strunz: 
8.CG.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mun. de Mapimí, Durango, Mexico

Manganoan Adamite

Variety Of: 

Adamite

Formula: 
Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Hardness: 
3.5
Hardness: 
0.0