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Marécottite

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Marécottite

P-XRD analysed
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
La Creusa, Les Marécottes, Le Trient Valley, Valais, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.7 × 2.7 × 2.7 cm
Description

P-XRD confirmed orange marecottite on matrix. Type locality!

Analysis attached!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Marécottite

Formula: 
Mg3(UO2)8(SO4)4O6(OH)2·28H2O
Strunz: 
7.EC.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 0.0
Streak: 
colorless
Type Locality: 
La Creusa U prospect (La Creusaz U prospect), Les Marécottes, Le Trient Valley, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Marécottite