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Osarizawaite & Linarite

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Osarizawaite & Linarite

ex collection Ralph E. Merrill
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Description
Locality: 
Tui Mine, Te Aroha, North Island, New Zealand
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.4 × 0.7 cm
Description

Nice sample of yellow-green osarizawaite with blue linarite from the Merrill collection.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Osarizawaite

Formula: 
Pb(Al,Cu)3(SO4)2(OH)6
Strunz: 
7.BC.10
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Osarizawa mine, Kazuno City, Akita Prefecture, Tohoku Region, Honshu Island, Japan

Linarite

Formula: 
PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Strunz: 
7.BC.65
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Linares, Linares-La Carolina District, Jaén, Andalusia, Spain

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