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Barnesite On Corvusite

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Barnesite On Corvusite

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Description
Locality: 
Cactus Rat Mine, The Poison Strip, Grand County, Utah, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.6 × 4.2 × 2.8 cm
Description

Barnesite on corvusite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Barnesite

Formula: 
(Na,Ca)V6O16·3H2O
Strunz: 
4.HG.45
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Cactus Rat Mine, Cisco, Yellow Cat District (W. part of Thompsons District), Grand Co., Utah, USA

Corvusite

Formula: 
(Na,K,Ca,Mg)2(V5+,V4+,Fe2+)8O20·6-10H2O
Strunz: 
4.HE.20
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Jack claim, La Sal District, North Mountain, La Sal Mts, Grand Co., Utah, USA