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Austinite & Calcite

XRD & EDS conf. material no 20-01-18-fb80b

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.4 × 2.1 cm
Description

XRD, Raman & EDS conf. material no 20-01-18-fb80b hosting yellow austinite associated with calcite and dolomite. 

Analytical data can be viewed under the analytical section tab.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Austinite

Formula: 
CaZn(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Gold Hill Mine (Western Utah Mine), Gold Hill, Gold Hill District (Clifton District), Deep Creek Mts, Tooele Co., Utah, USA

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Austinite & Calcite
Analysis Report - only: Austinite & Calcite
Analysis Report - only: Austinite & Calcite
Analysis Report - only: Austinite & Calcite