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Pseudojohannite Cobaltzippeite & Redcanyonite

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JYJ842772

Pseudojohannite Cobaltzippeite & Redcanyonite

EDS & Raman confirmed no 929

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Description
Locality: 
Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.4 × 0.7 cm
Description

Intense green pseudojohannite, the Cu analogue of zippeite, from the Blue Lizard mine, Utah, USa associated with johannite, cobaltzippeite and minor redcanyonite. 

Analysis in the analytical section. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Pseudojohannite

Formula: 
Cu6.5(UO2)8(SO4)4O8(OH)5·25H2O
Group Parent: 
Zippeite Group
Strunz: 
7.EC.20
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Rovnost Mine (Werner Mine), Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Cobaltzippeite

Formula: 
Co(UO2)2(SO4)O2·3.5H2O
Group Parent: 
Zippeite Group
Strunz: 
7.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Happy Jack Mine (Blue Dike Mine), Copper Point, White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Redcanyonite

Formula: 
(NH4)2Mn[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2](H2O)4
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Colour: 
Orange
Type Locality: 
Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Pseudojohannite Cobaltzippeite & Redcanyonite
Analysis Report - only: Pseudojohannite Cobaltzippeite & Redcanyonite