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Tungstite & Hydrotungstite

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Tungstite & Hydrotungstite

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Description
Locality: 
Polo Sur Mine, Aroma Province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.8 × 0.6 × 0.3 cm
Description

Yellow tungstite/hydrotungstite crystals from the Polo Sur mine, La Paz, Bolivia. 

SEM-EDS & XRD no 19-11. 

Analysis in the analytical section. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tungstite

Formula: 
WO3·H2O
Strunz: 
4.FJ.10
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Lane's [Lead and Silver] Mine (Elm Street), Monroe, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA...

Hydrotungstite

Formula: 
WO3·2H2O
Strunz: 
4.FJ.15
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
San Antonio de Calacalani mine, Cercado Province, Oruro Department, Bolivia