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Paratooite-(La)

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Paratooite-(La)

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Description
Locality: 
Paratoo Copper Mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.6 × 0.5 × 0.3 cm
Description

Bright blue paratooite from the type locality Paratoo, Australia.

Rare mineral.

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Paratooite-(La)

Formula: 
(REE,Ca,Na,Sr)12Cu2(CO3)16
Strunz: 
5.AD.20
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Paratoo copper mine, Yunta, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia