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Otavite

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Description
Locality: 
Berenguela District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 1.7 × 1.3 cm
Description

Colourless-white otavite associated with schalenblende, greenockite and cerussite. EDS & Raman confirmed find. Rare mineral

Analysis attached to the analytical section. 

 

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
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Otavite
Analysis Report - only: Otavite
Analysis Report - only: Otavite