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Durangite

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Durangite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 2.2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Typelocality is Durnago, Mexico and even there it is a very rare mineral - and even more rare from Utah. The crystals show intense red colour and are up to 1mm.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Durangite

Formula: 
NaAl(AsO4)F
Strunz: 
8.BH.10
Hardness: 
5.5
Type Locality: 
Barranca Mine, Coneto de Comonfort, Mun. de Coneto de Comonfort, Durango, Mexico