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Kaňkite

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Kaňkite

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Description
Locality: 
Giftkies Adit, Jáchymov, Krušné Hory, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8 × 3.5 × 1.8 cm
Description

Rich greenish botryoidal aggregates of kaňkite from Giftkiesstollen, St Joachimsthal historic district. Specimen is from original find, myself collecting.

Mineral Data
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Kaňkite

Formula: 
FeAsO4·3.5H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.60
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Kaňk, Kutná Hora (Kuttenberg), Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic