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Russellite

bol6 EDS

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Description
Locality: 
Tazna, Cerro Tazna, Atocha-Quechisla, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 2.8 × 1.8 cm
Description

Pale almost colourless russellite from the Tazna mine, Bolivia. Other minerals associated with russellite are atelestite and bismutite. 

Specimen has been SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed (bol6). 

Comes with a printed copy of the analysis. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Russellite

Formula: 
Bi2WO6
Strunz: 
4.DE.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Castle-an-Dinas Mine, Castle-an-Dinas, St Columb Major, St Austell District, Cornwall, England, UK