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Strashimirite & Mixite

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Strashimirite & Mixite

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Description
Locality: 
Gold Hill Mine, Gold Hill, Tooele County, Utah, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 2.2 × 1.4 cm
Description

Strashimirite and mixite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Strashimirite

Formula: 
Cu8(AsO4)4(OH)4·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.12
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Zapachitsa Cu deposit (Zapacica), Bov, Svoge Obshtina, Sofiya Oblast (Sofia Oblast), Bulgaria

Mixite

Formula: 
BiCu6(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O
Strunz: 
8.DL.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic