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Dussertite & Agardite

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Dussertite & Agardite

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Description
Locality: 
Clara Mine, Oberwolfach, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 1.2 × 1.5 cm
Description

Numerous green dussertite crystals on baryte with minor agardite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dussertite

Formula: 
BaFe3+3(AsO4)2(OH)5
Strunz: 
8.BL.10
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Djebel Debar (Djebel Debagh), Hammam Meskoutine, Guelma, Constantine Province, Algeria

Agardite

Synonym Of: 

Agardite-(Ce)

Formula: 
CeCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0

Agardite-(La)

Formula: 
LaCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0

Agardite-(Nd)

Formula: 
NdCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0

Agardite-(Y)

Formula: 
YCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.15
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0