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Vandendriesscheite

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Vandendriesscheite

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Description
Locality: 
Giftkies Adit, Jáchymov, Krušné Hory, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 2.8 × 2.7 cm
Description

Orange vandendriesscheite with gypsum from the Giftkies adit, Jáchymov, Czech Republic. 

Rare mineral. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vandendriesscheite

Formula: 
PbU7O22·12H2O
Strunz: 
4.GB.40
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Shinkolobwe Mine (Kasolo Mine), Shinkolobwe, Katanga Copper Crescent, Katanga (Shaba), Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)