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Shattuckite With Mottramite

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Shattuckite With Mottramite

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Description
Locality: 
Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Kunene Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 4.5 × 4 cm
Description

A nice colourful example of shattuckite with motramite of a somewhat unusual banded habit. Classic locality.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Shattuckite

Formula: 
Cu5(Si2O6)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
9.DB.40
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Shattuck Mine (Shattuck-Denn Mine; Shattuck-Arizona Mine; Denn Mine), Bisbee, Warren District, Mule Mts, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Mottramite

Formula: 
PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.40
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Mottram St Andrew, Cheshire, England, UK
Peter Crozier Minerals