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Mpororoite & Anthoinite

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Mpororoite & Anthoinite

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Description
Locality: 
Kara #1 Pit, Kara Mines, Hampshire District, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm
Description

Mpororoite and anthionite in capsula

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mpororoite

Formula: 
WAlO3(OH)3·2(H2O)
Strunz: 
7.GB.35
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Mpororo W Deposit, Kisoro, Kigezi District, Uganda

Anthoinite

Formula: 
AlWO3(OH)3
Strunz: 
7.GB.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
1.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Mt Misobo Mine, Maniema, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaïre)