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Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) & Libethenite

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Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) & Libethenite

New find! EDS & Raman conf. specimen no 19-11-08-bol12

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Description
Locality: 
Fabulosa Mine, Larecaja Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.3 × 2.3 cm
Description

New find! EDS & Raman confirmed specimen no 19-11-08-bol12 hosting pale yellow jahnsite-(MnMnMn), libethenite, strengite and phosphosiderite. All phases have been analysed by Raman and EDS. 

Analysis can be viewed in the analytical section. First three images are the analytical data for jahnsite-(MnMnMn), last file is the Raman spectrum of libethenite. The libethenite is Zn free.

 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Jahnsite-(MnMnMn)

Formula: 
{Mn2+}{Mn2+}{Mn2+2}{Fe3+2}(PO4)4(OH)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia mine), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

Libethenite

Formula: 
Cu2(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Podlipa deposit, Ľubietová (Libetbánya; Libethen), Banská Bystrica Co., Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) & Libethenite
Analysis Report - only: Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) & Libethenite
Analysis Report - only: Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) & Libethenite
Analysis Report - only: Jahnsite-(MnMnMn) & Libethenite