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Otavite

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: 
2 × 1.7 × 0.8 cm
Description

A rich specimen of this rare cadmium carbonate, with a lot of milk/white crystals.The Su Elzu mine is one of the places that has probably given almost the most beautiful worldwide samples and that unfortunately is not accessible nowdays. Very good specimen.

 

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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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