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Wulfenite & Mottramite

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Wulfenite & Mottramite

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Description
Locality: 
Capricorni Mine, Cachiyuyo de Oro, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 4.2 × 1 cm
Description

Well defined crystals of wulfenite that are being replaced by mottramite. It can be seen under the microcospio other associated mineral rich red color, is apparently a vanadinite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Wulfenite

Formula: 
Pb(MoO4)
Strunz: 
7.GA.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Bad Bleiberg, Bleiberg District, Gailtaler Alpen & Karnische Alpen, Carinthia, Austria

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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