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Phosphovanadylite-Ca & Sincosite

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Phosphovanadylite-Ca & Sincosite

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Description
Locality: 
South Rasmussen Ridge Mine, Soda Springs, Caribou County, Idaho, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.5 × 0.4 cm
Description

Dark green crystals of phosphovanadylite-Ca with light green sincosite. Phosphovanadylite-(Ca) is a relatively new mineral (IMA 2011-101) known from only one locality worldwide, so it is a real and very sought after rarity!.

In addition, it is very nice under the microscope for being a relatively new mineral !

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Phosphovanadylite-Ca

Formula: 
Ca[V4+4P2O12(OH)4]·12H2O
Strunz: 
8.DM.20
Hardness: 
2.0 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
South Rasmussen Mine, Soda Springs, Caribou County, Idaho, United States of America

Sincosite

Formula: 
Ca(VO)2(PO4)2·5H2O
Strunz: 
8.CJ.65
Hardness: 
1.0 - 2.0
Streak: 
Green
Type Locality: 
Sincos, Sincos district, Jauja province, Junín department, Peru

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