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Niedermayrite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Hidden Treasure Mine, Ophir, Tooele County, Utah, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

Niedermayrite is a extremely rare cadmium mineral found in only 3 localities worldwide. It occurs in this specimen as bluish green gemmy well formed crystals in a contrasting matrix. Although cadmium is not a very rare chemical element, cadmium minerals are very rare in Nature: Of almost 5000 species known, only 27 are Cd minerals !. Don't miss the opportunity to get such an extreme rarity!.

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What's on the rock

Niedermayrite

Formula: 
CdCu4(SO4)2(OH)6·4H2O
Strunz: 
7.DD.30
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
0.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Esperanza Mine, Lavrion (Laurion; Laurium), Lavrion District Mines, Lavrion District (Laurion; Laurium), Attikí Prefecture (Attica; Attika), Greece

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