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- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Jote mine, Pampa Larga dist., Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó, Atacama, Chile
- Formula
- Ca2CuAl[AsO4][AsO3(OH)]2(OH)2(H2O)5
- Size
- Miniature 4x4.5x2cm
- Tagged
- arsenate , copper
- Special Info
- Type & Only Locality
This is a new mineral recently approved by the IMA. Bluish coating of flat-lying blue crystals. It was described by Kampf, A.R., Mills, S.J., Housley, R.M., Rossman, G.R., Nash, B., Dini, M. and Jenkins, R.A. (2013) Joteite, IMA 2012-091. CNMNC Newsletter No. 16, August 2013, page 2697; Mineralogical Magazine, 77, 2695-2709. IMA No. 2012-092
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Jote mine, Pampa Larga dist., Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó, Atacama, Chile
- Formula
- Ca2CuAl[AsO4][AsO3(OH)]2(OH)2(H2O)5
- Size
- Miniature 4x2.5x2.5cm
- Tagged
- arsenate , copper
- Special Info
- Type & Only Locality
This is a new mineral recently approved by the IMA. Bluish coating of flat-lying blue crystals.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Jote mine, Pampa Larga dist., Tierra Amarilla, Copiapó, Atacama, Chile
- Formula
- Ca2CuAl[AsO4][AsO3(OH)]2(OH)2(H2O)5
- Size
- Miniature 4.5x2.5x2cm
- Tagged
- arsenate , copper
- Special Info
- Type & Only Locality
This is a new mineral discovered by Maurizio Dini and recently approved by the IMA. It was published by Kampf et al in 2013. The abstract describes the mineral as a late stage product in a hydrothermal system. The sky blue coatings on matrix are flattened and platy. Very rich one locality mineral thus far.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- N'Chwaning III mine, Kalahari Mn fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
- Formula
- Ca3Mn4+(SO4)(CO3)(OH)6·12H2O
- Size
- SmCabinet 5.5x1.5x3cm
Lemon yellow seam of Jouravskite. Rich specimen. Excellent specimen for this rare carbonate.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- N'Chwaning III mine, Kalahari Mn fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
- Formula
- Ca3Mn4+(SO4)(CO3)(OH)6·12H2O
- Size
- Miniature 5x3.5x1cm
- Tagged
- carbonate
Lemon-yellow crystalline seam of Jouravskite with some crystal faces on a red unknown mineral and white fibrous Xonotlite.
- Availability
- Sold
- Locality
- Centennial Eureka mine, Tintic dist., Juab Co., Utah, United States
- Formula
- CaCu10(TeO3)4(AsO4)4(OH)2·4H2O
- Size
- Miniature 3.5x2.5x3cm
- Tagged
- tellurium
- Special Info
- Type Locality
Bluish green radial crystals flat on matrix. Rare. We have been notified that this specimen is most like Eurekadumpite.
