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Hoganite

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Hoganite

P-XRD analysed

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Description
Locality: 
Bou Nahas Mine, Oumjrane, Alnif, Tinghir Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1 × 0.7 × 0.4 cm
Description

Intense blue hoganite on native copper. Samples were P-XRD, SEM-EDS and Raman confirmed. A confirmation of the natural find is still pending. 

Analysis attached

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hoganite

Formula: 
Cu(CH3COO)2·H2O
Strunz: 
10.AA.35
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
pale blue
Type Locality: 
Perilya Potosi Mine (Potosi Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Hoganite
Analysis Report - only: Hoganite