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Mandarinoite & Olsacherite

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Mandarinoite & Olsacherite

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Description
Locality: 
Virgen de Surumi Mine, Pakajake Canyon, Chayanta Province, Potosi Department, Bolivia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.5 × 1 × 1 cm
Description

Pale green nice crystals of mandarinoite associated to white minoritary olsacherite from the type locality for mandarinoite.

Analyzed by Raman by Mineral analytic Services.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mandarinoite

Formula: 
Fe3+2(SeO3)3·4H2O
Strunz: 
4.JH.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Virgen de Surumi mine (Pacajake mine; Pakajake mine), Pakajake Canyon (Pacajake Canyon), Chayanta Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

Olsacherite

Formula: 
Pb2(SeO4)(SO4)
Strunz: 
7.AD.35
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Virgen de Surumi mine (Pacajake mine; Pakajake mine), Pakajake Canyon (Pacajake Canyon), Chayanta Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia

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