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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: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 5 × 3 cm
Description

Well defined crystals of wulfenite that are being replaced by mottramite. It can be clearly seen as mottramite has replaced wulfenite crystals.

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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