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Russellite

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Description
Locality: 
Tazna, Cerro Tazna, Atocha-Quechisla, Nor Chichas Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.5 × 1.4 cm
Description

White powdery russellite with bismutite from the Tazna mine, Potosi, Bolivia. SEM-EDS & Raman confirmed. 

 

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