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Tarbuttite

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Tarbuttite

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Description
Locality: 
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.5 × 4.5 × 3.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
213.00gr
Description

A fabulous specimen of tarbuttite crystals that came out from Skorpion Mine.  This is from the first pocket, and is no longer coming out...

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tarbuttite

Formula: 
Zn2(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia