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Carminite

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Description
Locality: 
Point 16.1, Hohenstein, Reichenbach, Odenwald, Hesse, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.1 × 1.6 × 1.8 cm
Description

Beautiful red carminite in quartz cavities on matrix from the Point 16.1 Hohenstein. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Carminite

Formula: 
PbFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2
Strunz: 
8.BH.30
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Louise Mine, Bürdenbach, Altenkirchen, Wied Iron Spar District, Westerwald, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany