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Maxwellite

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Description
Locality: 
Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek, Catron County, New Mexico, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.9 × 2.8 × 2.4 cm
Description

Maxwellite is a rare arsenate, Squaw Creek is the type locality for this species. The maxwellite crystals  are richly scattered as isolated individuals are red in colour on a pale pinkish matrix

Mineral Data
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Maxwellite

Formula: 
NaFe3+(AsO4)F
Strunz: 
8.BH.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Tin District (Black Range Tin District), Sierra Co., New Mexico, USA
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