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Alamosite

ex Americo Urbinati collection
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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.3 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm
Description

a fragment of crystal mounted on a balsa wood

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Alamosite

Formula: 
Pb12[Si12O36]
Strunz: 
9.DO.20
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Alamos, Mun de Alamos, Sonora, Mexico