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Esperanzaite

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Esperanzaite

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Description
Locality: 
La Esperanza, Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.3 × 0.2 × 0.1 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small pale blue crystal cluster of extremely rare esperanzaite from the only known locality for the mineral. This is a portion of the type specimen. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Esperanzaite

Formula: 
NaCa2Al2(AsO4)2(OH)F4·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DM.05
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
La Esperanza Mine, Durango, Mexico

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