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Andersonite

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Description
Locality: 
Markey Mine, Red Canyon, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 3 × 1.3 cm
Description

Sparkling green andersonite & zippeite from the Markey mine, close to the famous Blue Lizard mine. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Andersonite

Formula: 
Na2Ca(UO2)(CO3)3·6H2O
Strunz: 
5.ED.30
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Hillside Mine (Happy Jack MS 920 claim; Camp MS 919 claim; Seven Stars MS 916 claim), Bozarth Mesa, Bagdad, Eureka District, Yavapai Co., Arizona, USA