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Descloizite & Mottramite

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Descloizite & Mottramite

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Description
Locality: 
Capricornio Mine, Cachiyuyo de Oro, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Quartz crystals covered by a layer of mottramite and descloizite micro crystals. These samples were collected just 10 days ago, and an XRF analysis allowed us to determine the mineralogical species.
 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Descloizite

Formula: 
Pb(Zn,Cu)(VO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.40
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina

Mottramite

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

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