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Otavite

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Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Su Elzu, Ozieri, Sassari Province, Sardinia, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.3 × 1.2 × 1.5 cm
Description

This now defunct small mine, in the past, gave outstanding samples, of the rare mineral otavite. The white, sharp, perfect rhombohedral crystals, are spread over 3 or 4 small areas, a nice and rare so rich, sample.

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What's on the rock

Otavite

Formula: 
CdCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Tsumeb Mine (Tsumcorp Mine), Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region (Oshikoto), Namibia

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