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Rare Minerals

Friday, 08 November 2024 06:00 PM

Introducing the "Rare Minerals" gallery which is part of our New Additions galleries. This gallery contains mineral specimens for sale including scorodite, and sonoraite and more from places like Majuba Hill mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, United States, and Wendy pit, Tambo mine, Elqui, Coquimbo, Chile.

Scorodite

with Chenevixite - #JD64858
Locality
Majuba Hill mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, United States 
Formula
Fe3+AsO4·2H2
Availability
Sold
Size
7 x 3 x 3 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Tagged
arsenate  

Excellent specimen with blue Scorodite lining the vugs in green Chenevixite.


Scorodite

Formula
Fe3+AsO4·2H2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Earthy, Granular, Fibrous 
Cleavage
Imperfect, Poor, Poor 
Luster
Vitreous - Greasy 
Color
yellowish green, pale leek green, liver brown, blue green, black green 
Streak
greenish white 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Splintery 
Hardness
3.5-4 
Collection
John Dagenais Collection
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Sonoraite

with Alunite - #JD64836
Locality
Wendy pit, Tambo mine, Elqui, Coquimbo, Chile 
Formula
Fe3+Te4+O3(OH)·H2
Availability
Sold
Size
2 x 1 x 0.8 cm - Thumbnail 
Tagged
tellurium  

Yellow micro crystals less than 1mm. The green crystals are Rodalquilarite.


Sonoraite

Formula
Fe3+Te4+O3(OH)·H2
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Crystal Habit
Platy, Striated 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
yellow green 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness
Collection
John Dagenais Collection

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