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Osakaite

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Osakaite

P-XRD confirmed material

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Description
Locality: 
Friedrichssegen Mine, Bad Ems, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1.2 × 0.6 cm
Description

Hexagonal osakaite in cavities of matrix. Material was analysed by SEM-EDS and P-XRD. Very rare!
 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Osakaite

Formula: 
Zn4(SO4)(OH)6 ·5H2O
Strunz: 
7.DE.40
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Hirao mine, Onsen-cho, Minoh (Minoo), Osaka Prefecture, Kinki Region, Honshu Island, Japan