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Čechite

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Description
Locality: 
Maria Magdalena Mine, Ulldemolins, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2.3 × 1.7 cm
Description

Black sharp crystals of the very rare lead iron vanadate cechite, that is only found in a four localities worlwide.

Relatively new find from Catalonia.

Mineral Data
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Čechite

Formula: 
Pb(Fe2+,Mn2+)(VO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.40
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Alexander Shaft (Alexander Mine), Vrančice, Příbram, Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

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