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Vladimirite

Named for its discovery locality at the Vladimirovskoye deposit in Russia, Vladimirite also shares its type locality with the Khovu-Asky deposit, also in Russia. Found as a secondary mineral in arsenic-bearing deposits’ oxidized zones. Occurs in only a few localities worldwide including, additionally, Germany, Morocco, and in Michigan, USA.
Ref. Handbook of Mineralogy, Anthony et al (1995) and MSA at
http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/vladimirite.pdf
- Formula
- Ca5(AsO4)2(AsO3OH)2ยท5H2O
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Cleavage
- Good, None, None
- Luster
- Vitreous (Glassy)
- Color
- colorless, white, light pink
- Streak
- white
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Hardness
- 3.5
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Vladimirite from Ait Ahmane, Bou Azzer dist., Morocco

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