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Legrandite & Arseniosiderite

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Legrandite & Arseniosiderite

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Description
Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 2.6 × 1.6 cm
Description

several bright yellow crystals of legrandite with tiny red balls of arseniosiderite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Legrandite

Formula: 
Zn2(AsO4)(OH)·H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Flor de Peña Mine, Lampazos de Naranjo (Lampazos), Mun. de Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Arseniosiderite

Formula: 
Ca2Fe3+3(AsO4)3O2·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DH.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Manganese deposit, Romanèche-Thorens, La Chapelle-de-Guinchay, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy, France