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Marshite

Rare Mineral-Classic locality
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Description
Locality: 
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.5 × 0.3 × 0.2 cm
Description

Exceptionally well crystallized specimen of the very rare copper iodide marshite(CuI) from this famous Australian deposit. Marshite occurs as complex beige crystals in a contrasting brown matrix,. Outstanding under the microscope! Very hard to obtain material in this quality.

Mineral Data
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Marshite

Formula: 
CuI
Strunz: 
3.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5
Streak: 
Yellow
Type Locality: 
Broken Hill Proprietary Mine (Proprietary Mine; BHP Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia

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