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Legrandite With Adamite

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Legrandite With Adamite

ex. Collection Dr. Winfried Böhmer (Wunstorf/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Ojuela Mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 3.4 × 1.7 cm
Description

Legrandite crystals with smaller adamite crystals on matrix

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

Adamite

Formula: 
Zn2(AsO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
white
Type Locality: 
Chañarcillo, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile