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Teschemacherite

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Teschemacherite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
North Chincha Island, Pisco Province, Ica Department, Peru
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0.2 × 0.2 × 0.2 cm
Description

A lot of single white crystals of the very rare amonium mineral teschemacherite from one of the only 4 localities known wordwide in a capsule.

Analyzed specimen by SEM/EDS , see copy enclosed.

Ex Vandenbroucke Museum collection from Waregem, Belgium.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Teschemacherite

Formula: 
(NH4)HCO3
Strunz: 
5.AA.25
Hardness: 
1.5
Type Locality: 
Saldanha Bay, West Coast District, Western Cape Province, South Africa

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