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Mcalpineite

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Mcalpineite

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Description
Locality: 
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.7 × 1.7 × 1.5 cm
Description

Raman confirmed timroseite (green) and yellow mcalpineite on quartz. Minor blue crysocolla is present on the quartz matrix. 

Rare mineral!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mcalpineite

Formula: 
Cu3(Te6+O6)
Strunz: 
7.DE.55
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
3.0
Colour: 
Green
Type Locality: 
McAlpine Mine, Peñon Blanco Peak, Coulterville District, Mother Lode Belt, Tuolumne Co., California, USA