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2 items @ $85.00  

Barnesite

#13989

Barnesite

#13989
Availability
Sold
Size
2.5 x 3 x 0.5 cm - Thumbnail 
Formula
Na2V5+6O16·3H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Cactus Rat mine, Grand Co., Utah, United States

Rich coverage of rust-red Barnesite micro-needles on a thin piece of sandstone matrix. Note that the red colour really comes out in the photos, it is more red-brown but easily visible in hand.

Type Locality

Barnesite

Formula
Na2V5+6O16·3H2
Crystal System
Monoclinic 
Luster
Adamantine 
Color
brown red, dark red 
Streak
brownish red 
Class
Monoclinic - Prismatic 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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