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Cuprotungstite

#JD64798

Cuprotungstite

#JD64798
Availability
Sold
Size
5 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm - Miniature 
Formula
Cu2+3(WO4)2(OH)2 (RRUFF)
Locality
Blue Wolf mine, Pershing Co., Nevada, United States
Tagged
copper

Rich green crystalline mass. This deposit is near Lovelock, and the specimen was collected in 1946.

Cuprotungstite

Formula
Cu2+3(WO4)2(OH)2 
Crystal System
Tetragonal 
Crystal Habit
Crystalline - Fine, Massive - Fibrous 
Luster
Vitreous - Waxy 
Color
brown green, olive green, yellowish green 
Streak
green 
Class
Tetragonal 
Fracture
Brittle - Conchoidal 
Hardness
4-5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
John Dagenais Collection

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