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Vanadinite with Descloizite

#52592

Vanadinite with Descloizite

#52592
Availability
Available
Price
$150.00
Size
7 x 6 x 4 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
Pb5(VO4)3Cl (RRUFF)
Locality
Abenab Mine, Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa, Namibia

An old-timer with a Ward's Natural Science label. It is rare that you would find one of these guys on the market. The crystals are unusual with a kind of a brownish-green color and are about 1mm in size.

Vanadinite

Formula
Pb5(VO4)3Cl 
Crystal System
Hexagonal 
Crystal Habit
Globular, Prismatic, Nodular 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Adamantine 
Color
brown, brownish yellow, brown red, colorless, yellow 
Streak
brownish yellow 
Class
Hexagonal - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
3.5-4 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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