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Zaïrite & Bismoclite

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Zaïrite & Bismoclite

EDS & Raman conf. specimen no 19-10-16-bol9

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Description
Locality: 
Tazna, Cerro Tazna, Atocha-Quechisla, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 0.8 × 0.6 cm
Description

Yellow-orange zairite associated with pale rooseveltite spheres and colourless bismoclite. Associated with colourless strengite. 

Specimen has the ID no  19-10-16-bol9. Analysis attached. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Zaïrite

Formula: 
BiFe3+3(PO4)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BL.13
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Eta-Etu, Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)

Bismoclite

Formula: 
(BiO)Cl
Strunz: 
3.DC.25
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Jakkalswater (Jackal's Water; Noumas I pegmatite; Blesberg mine), Steinkopf, Namakwa District (Namaqualand), Northern Cape Province, South Africa...
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Zaïrite & Bismoclite
Analysis Report - only: Zaïrite & Bismoclite
Analysis Report - only: Zaïrite & Bismoclite