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Chongite

Microdiffraction, Raman & SEM-EDS confirmed

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Description
Locality: 
Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm
Description

Microdiffraction, Raman & SEM-EDS confirmed colourless chongite groups from the Uranus mine. Very rich, the sample hosts dozens of aggregates with the typical striaton on the crystal surface. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Chongite

Formula: 
Ca3Mg2(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2·4H2O
Group Parent: 
Hureaulite
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Torrecillas Mine, El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region, Chile
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Chongite
Analysis Report - only: Chongite
Analysis Report - only: Chongite
Analysis Report - only: Chongite