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Curetonite

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Description
Locality: 
Golconda Summit, Golconda, Humboldt County, Nevada, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3 × 2 cm
Description

Green crystals of the extremely rare mineral curetonite that almost always it is found as massive form, on a matrix of baryte. This specimen is exceptional since it has some sharp crystals.

The mineral is an Ba-Al-Ti phosphate known from one locality worldwide!

Ex.Ralph E. Merrill colection with label included that will be sent to the buyer.

Don't miss the opportunity to get such a sought after mineral named on honour of the famous dealer and collector Forrest Cureton.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Curetonite

Formula: 
Ba4Al3Ti(PO4)4(O,OH)6
Strunz: 
8.BK.15
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Redhouse Barite Mine, Potosi District, Osgood Mts, Humboldt Co., Nevada, USA

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