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Lavinskyite Scottyite & Effenbergerite

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Lavinskyite Scottyite & Effenbergerite

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Description
Locality: 
Wessels Mine, Hotazel, Kalahari, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 5 × 4 cm
Description

A very fine specimen of very rare minerals of lavinskyite scottyite, effenbergerite that came out from Wessels Mine. Very Rare... Weight: 190 gr.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Lavinskyite

Formula: 
K(Li,Cu,Mg,Na)2Cu6(Si4O11)2(OH)4
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa...

Scottyite

Formula: 
BaCu2Si2O7
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Streak: 
Pale blue
Type Locality: 
Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa...

Effenbergerite

Formula: 
BaCu[Si4O10]
Strunz: 
9.EA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Colour: 
blue
Type Locality: 
Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa...