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Irhtemite & Vladimirite & Sainfeldite

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Irhtemite & Vladimirite & Sainfeldite

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Description
Locality: 
Ightem Mine, Tansifite Caïdat, Zagora Province, Drâa-Tafilalet Region, Morocco
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 0.9 × 1.1 cm
Description

Irhtemite with vladimirite and sainfeldite

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Irhtemite

Formula: 
Ca4Mg(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.CB.55
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Ightem Mine (Irhtem Mine), Ightem, Bou Azer District (Bou Azzer District), Tazenakht, Ouarzazate Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ Region, Morocco

Vladimirite

Formula: 
Ca4(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.CJ.25
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Khovu-Aksy Ni-Co deposit, Tuva Republic, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia

Sainfeldite

Formula: 
CaCa2Ca2(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.CB.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Gabe Gottes Mine (incl. Giftgrube), Neuenberg, Ste Marie-aux-Mines (Markirch), Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France