Molybdofornacite with Dioptase
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Molybdofornacite with Dioptase
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm - Miniature
- Formula
- CuPb2MoO4AsO4(OH) (RRUFF)
- Locality
- Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
- Tagged
- arsenate , copper
Several 3-4mm pockets lined with vivid, neon green, long bladed crytsals of Molybdofornacite to about 0.4mm with a few micro Dioptase crystals. formerly of the John Innes collection 1978, as documented on the Pinch label. It is from the 30 level of the Tsumeb mine.
Molybdofornacite
- Formula
- CuPb2MoO4AsO4(OH)
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Pistolitic, Lath
- Cleavage
- None, None, None
- Luster
- Adamantine
- Color
- light green
- Streak
- yellow
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Fracture
- Conchoidal
- Hardness
- 2-3
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- Shultz Collection
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