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Russellite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
San Nicolás Mine, Valle de la Serena, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 3 × 2.8 cm
Weight: 
31.00gr
Description

Yellow crust of russellite, edx confirm. XRD shows a mixture of russllite with minor koechlinite.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Russellite

Formula: 
Bi2WO6
Strunz: 
4.DE.15
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal
Hardness: 
3.5
Type Locality: 
Castle-an-Dinas Mine, Castle-an-Dinas, St Columb Major, St Austell District, Cornwall, England, UK