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Leisingite & Eurekadumpite

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Leisingite & Eurekadumpite

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Description
Locality: 
North Star Mine, Mammoth, Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.5 × 5 × 4.5 cm
Description

Very good and rich specimen hosting many aggregates with leisingite and eurekadumpite. 

Rare mineral!

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Leisingite

Formula: 
Cu(Mg,Cu,Fe,Zn)2[TeO6]·6H2O
Strunz: 
4.FL.65
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Centennial Eureka Mine (Blue Rock), Eureka, Tintic District, East Tintic Mts, Juab Co., Utah, USA

Eurekadumpite

Formula: 
(Cu,Zn)16(TeO3)2(AsO4)3Cl(OH)18 ·7H2O
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Centennial Eureka Mine (Blue Rock), Eureka, Tintic District, East Tintic Mts, Juab Co., Utah, USA