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Markcooperite Thorneite & Housleyite

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Markcooperite Thorneite & Housleyite

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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: 
4.8 × 3 × 1.3 cm
Description

Yellow to orange markcooperite spheres among blue housleyite and some greenish-yellow housleyite. This specimen hosts many of the famous minerals from the Bird Nest Drift on just one sample. 

The material was Raman & SEM-EDS analysed. Analysis can be provided on request. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Markcooperite

Formula: 
Pb2(UO2)(TeO6)
Hardness: 
3.0 - 0.0
Colour: 
Orange
Type Locality: 
Aga Mine, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Thorneite

Formula: 
Pb6(Te6+2O10)(CO3)Cl2(H2O)
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Housleyite

Formula: 
Pb6CuTe6+4O18(OH)2
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA