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Schmiederite

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Description
Locality: 
El Cóndor Mine, Vinchina Department, La Rioja, Argentina
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Description

Acicular blue crystals of the rare selenite-selenate schmiederite from the type locality in Argentina.

Schimederite from the TL is very rare in the mineral market since almost all specimens are from El Dragon or Baccu Locci.

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

Mineral Data
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Schmiederite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu2(Se6+O4)(Se4+O3)(OH)4
Strunz: 
7.BC.65
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
El Cóndor Mine, Los Llantenes district, Vinchina Department, La Rioja, Argentina

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