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Otavite

SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed

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Description
Locality: 
Berenguela District, Pacajes Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 2.4 × 1.4 cm
Description

Colourless SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed otavite with greenockite and cerussite on sphalerite. 

Analysis in the analytical section. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Otavite

Formula: 
CdCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia