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Grimselite With Schröckingerite

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Grimselite With Schröckingerite

ex. Collection Gregor Gebhard (Germany)
Type Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Gerstenegg-Grimsel Tunnel, Gerstenegg, Grimsel, Hasli Valley, Bern, Switzerland
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.8 × 4.3 × 5.1 cm
Description

Grimselite with schröckingerite on matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Grimselite

Formula: 
K3Na(UO2)(CO3)3·H2O
Strunz: 
5.ED.35
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Gerstenegg-Sommerloch tunnel, Gerstenegg, Grimsel area, Hasli Valley, Bern, Switzerland

Schröckingerite

Formula: 
NaCa3(UO2)(CO3)3(SO4)F·10H2O
Strunz: 
5.EG.05
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.5
Type Locality: 
Svornost Mine (Einigkeit Mine), Jáchymov (St Joachimsthal), Jáchymov District (St Joachimsthal), Krušné Hory Mts (Erzgebirge), Karlovy Vary Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic