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Ashburtonite

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Ashburtonite

David Burgess Collection
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Description
Locality: 
Bali Hi Prospect, Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.6 × 4.1 × 3.1 cm
Description

You are bidding on a large sample with very rich drusy coatings and tiny groups of crystals of rare ashburtonite in small vugs with duftite and other minerals. Very rich sample collected by Blair Gartrell and from the David Burgess collection. 

Mineral Data
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Ashburtonite

Formula: 
Pb4Cu4(Si4O12)(HCO3)4(OH)3Cl·H2O
Strunz: 
9.CF.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Blue
Type Locality: 
Mineral Claim 84 Cu deposit (Anticline prospect), Ashburton Downs Station, Ashburton Shire, Western Australia, Australia

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