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Ludlockite & Hidalgoite

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Ludlockite & Hidalgoite

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 0.8 × 0.6 cm
Description

Orange-red ludlockite associated with yellow-green hidalgoite in chalcocite quartz matrix. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ludlockite

Formula: 
PbFe3+4As3+10O22
Strunz: 
4.JA.45
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

Hidalgoite

Formula: 
PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BL.05
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
San Pascual Mine (San Pasquale Mine), Zimapán, Mun. de Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico