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Bairdite Mojaveite Timroseite

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Bairdite Mojaveite Timroseite

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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: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

A very good and large sample hosting bairdite and timroseite on greenish-blue mojaveite. Beautiful combination! 

The sample might also host fuettererite or housleyite, which I could not  confirm right now, due to a downtime of our EDS system. 

 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Bairdite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu2+4Te6+2O10(OH)2(SO4)•H2O
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Mojaveite

Formula: 
Cu6[Te6+O4(OH)2](OH)7Cl
Hardness: 
1.0 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Blue Bell Mine (Blue Bell claims; Hard Luck Mine; Hard Luck claims; Atkinson), Baker, Soda Lake Mts, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Timroseite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu5(TeO6)2(OH)2
Hardness: 
2.5 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA