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Namibite & Khorixasite

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Namibite & Khorixasite

Rare Mineral
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Mesopotamia 504 Farm, Mesopotamia Copper Valley, Khorixas, Kunene Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Description

Beautiful sharp and well-finished dark-green crystals of rare namibite and a multitude of pale green crystals of khorixasite from the Mesopotamia mine that is type locality for both the rare species. Very good sample. 

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Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Namibite

Formula: 
Cu(BiO)2(VO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.50
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Mesopotamia 504, Mesopotamia Copper Valley, Khorixas District, Kunene Region, Namibia

Khorixasite

Formula: 
(Bi0.670.33)Cu(VO4)(OH)
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Type Locality: 
Mesopotamia 504 Farm, Mesopotamia Copper Valley, Khorixas District, Kunene Region, Namibia
Isostructural with: 
Mottramite

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