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Eckhardite & Housleyite

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Eckhardite & Housleyite

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Description
Locality: 
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 1.4 × 1.3 cm
Description

Green acicular eckhardite associated with blue housleyite on quartz matrix. Rare mineral. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Eckhardite

Formula: 
(Ca,Pb)Cu2+Te6+O5(H2O)
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Aga Mine, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA

Housleyite

Formula: 
Pb6CuTe6+4O18(OH)2
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA