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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: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.3 × 1.7 cm
Description

Pale yellow mcalpineite on quartz matrix. Rare mineral.

Minor khinite present on the sample. 

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