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Poughite

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Poughite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
El Plomo Mine, Ojojona, Distrito Central, Francisco Morazan Department, Honduras
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.7 × 0.4 × 0.4 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small specimen with some fantastic groups of very rare, tabular poughite crystals. This small and unusual locality is the best locality for this rare tellurate. Associated with emmonsite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Poughite

Formula: 
Fe3+2(TeO3)2(SO4)(H2O)2·H2O
Strunz: 
4.JN.10
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Moctezuma Mine (Bambolla Mine), Moctezuma, Mun. de Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico

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