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Maxwellite

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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: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3 × 1.2 cm
Description

Extremely well formed red crystals of maxwellite on one edge of matrix, from the type locality for the species.   Numerous smaller crystals are present through matrix.

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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