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Phosphohedyphane

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Phosphohedyphane

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine, Otavi Highlands, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 1.4 × 1.4 cm
Description

White sharp crystals of the very rare mineral for Tsumeb, phosphohedyphane, in an analyzed specimen by SEM-EDS (see copies enclosed in description and analysis sections) and associated to malachite.

New mineral for Tsumeb !
 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Phosphohedyphane

Formula: 
Ca2Pb3(PO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Capitana Mine, Copiapó Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Phosphohedyphane
Analysis Report - only: Phosphohedyphane

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