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Redcanyonite & Johannite & Natrozippeite

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Redcanyonite & Johannite & Natrozippeite

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Description
Locality: 
Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.8 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm
Description

Redcanyonite and johannite and natrozippeite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Redcanyonite

Formula: 
(NH4)2Mn[(UO2)4O4(SO4)2](H2O)4
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Colour: 
Orange
Type Locality: 
Blue Lizard Mine, Red Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA

Johannite

Formula: 
Cu(UO2)2(SO4)2(OH)2·8H2O
Strunz: 
7.EB.05
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Colour: 
Emerald-green
Type Locality: 
Elias Mine, Jáchymov, Krušné Hory, Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Natrozippeite

Formula: 
Na5(UO2)8(SO4)4O5(OH)3·12H2O
Group Parent: 
Zippeite Group
Strunz: 
7.EC.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
yellow
Type Locality: 
Happy Jack Mine (Blue Dike Mine), Copper Point, White Canyon, White Canyon District, San Juan Co., Utah, USA