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Molybdofornacite

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Molybdofornacite

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Description
Locality: 
Dulcinea De Llampos Mine, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 1.7 × 1.6 cm
Description

Intense green molybdofornacoite on limonite with malachite from the Dulcinea mine, Chile. 

Rich specimen. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Molybdofornacite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu(MoO4,CrO4)(AsO4,PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
7.FC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia