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Vanadinite With Calcite

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Vanadinite With Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Apex Mine, San Carlos, Manuel Benavides Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
15.7 × 10.8 × 10.5 cm
Description

A big block of carbonate covered by hundreds of thick lustrous brown vanadinite showing the classical hexagonal form with net hemimorphic habitus, developed on snow white lustrous calcite. Much better on hand!.

Acquired in 1989; Ex Mark Vanacker 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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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