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Vanadinite & Manganomelane

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Vanadinite & Manganomelane

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Description
Locality: 
Taouz, Errachidia Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.8 × 3.7 × 1 cm
Description

Nice and interesting specimen with orange brownish prismatic vanadinite crystals on a thin "shell" of manganese oxide - probably hollandite or coronadite, but not formally identified which would require chemical analysis. Typical for Tauz. A 1970s specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vanadinite

Formula: 
Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Zimapán, Mun. de Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico

Manganomelane

Synonym Of: 

Psilomelane

Pyrolusite

Formula: 
MnO2
Strunz: 
4.DB.05
Hardness: 
2.0 - 6.5

Wad

Hardness: 
1 - 6.5

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Best regards Roger