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Austinite

XRD & EDS conf specimen no 20-01-18-fb80b

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 2.6 × 2.5 cm
Description

XRD & EDS conf specimen no 20-01-18-fb80b hosting yellow austinite with calcite on matrix. 

Analysis attached to the analysis 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
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Austinite
Analysis Report - only: Austinite