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Maxwellite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek, Catron County, New Mexico, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 1.2 × 1 cm
Description

Orange red sharp crystal of maxwellite, a very rare mineral only found in two localities worldwide in a white contrasting matrix from New Mexico.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Maxwellite

Formula: 
NaFe3+(AsO4)F
Strunz: 
8.BH.10
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Type Locality: 
Squaw Creek Mine, Taylor Creek Tin District (Black Range Tin District), Sierra Co., New Mexico, USA

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