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Woodruffite Cerussite & Aragonite

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Woodruffite Cerussite & Aragonite

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Description
Locality: 
Passa Limani Cove, Lavrion District, Attiki Prefecture, Greece
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.4 × 0.8 × 0.5 cm
Description

Nice woodruffite with cerussite and aragonite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Woodruffite

Formula: 
Zn(Mn4+,Mn3+)5O10·3½H2O
Strunz: 
4.FL.25
Hardness: 
4.5
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Passaic pit (Marshall Mine; Passaic Mine), Sterling Hill, Ogdensburg, Franklin Mining District, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA

Cerussite

Formula: 
PbCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy

Aragonite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.15
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Gallo river, Molina de Aragón, Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain