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Otavite & Azurite

SEM-EDS conf. specimen no 2019-03-01-01
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.9 × 0.7 × 0.45 cm
Description

Rare SEM-EDS conf. specimen no 2019-03-01-01 hosting silky lustrous otavite with striking blue azurite and some malachite. 

Type locality!
 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Otavite

Formula: 
CdCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

Azurite

Formula: 
Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Chessy copper mines, Chessy-les-Mines, Le Bois d'Oingt, Rhône, Rhône-Alpes, France...
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Otavite & Azurite
Analysis Report - only: Otavite & Azurite