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Olsacherite & Molybdomenite

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Olsacherite & Molybdomenite

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Description
Locality: 
El Dragón Mine, Quijarro Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.5 × 0.4 cm
Description

White olsacherite in crystals on matrix. Rare mineral. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Olsacherite

Formula: 
Pb2(SeO4)(SO4)
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Virgen de Surumi mine (Pacajake mine; Pakajake mine), Pakajake Canyon (Pacajake Canyon), Chayanta Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

Molybdomenite

Formula: 
PbSeO3
Strunz: 
4.JF.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Colour: 
White
Type Locality: 
Cacheuta Mine, Cerro de Cacheuta, Sierra de Cacheuta, Mendoza, Argentina