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Nissonite & Phosphohedyphane

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Nissonite & Phosphohedyphane

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Description
Locality: 
Boss Mine, Goodsprings, Clark County, Nevada, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.8 × 1.4 cm
Description

Intense bluish-green nissonite with phosphohedyphane. Rich specimen. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Nissonite

Formula: 
Cu2Mg2(PO4)2(OH)2·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Llanada Copper Mine, Llanada, Panoche Valley, Diablo Range, San Benito Co., California, USA

Phosphohedyphane

Formula: 
Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Capitana Mine, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile