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Dawsonite & Orpiment

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Dawsonite & Orpiment

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Description
Locality: 
Valīlū Mines, Ahar, Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 0.8 × 1.2 cm
Description

Nice dawsonite on orepiment

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Dawsonite

Formula: 
NaAlCO3(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
McGill University campus, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Orpiment

Formula: 
As2S3
Strunz: 
2.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
1.5 - 2.0