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Vanadinite

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Description
Locality: 
Mibladen, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 3.5 × 2.1 cm
Description

Red Vanadinite crystals from Mibladen Mining District, Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco.

References: [MinRec 7:243, 7:245, 11:316, 12:187, 20:69, 20:396]; Jahn, S., Medenbach, O., Lyckberg, P., Lierl, H. J., Bode, R. & Brandstätter, G. (2003): Marokko - Land der schönen Mineralien und Fossilien. Bode Verlag, Haltern, Germany, 543 pp ; Praszkier, T. (2013): Mibladen, Morocco. Mineralogical Record. 44, 247-285

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: 
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