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Betpakdalite-Caca

#PD34537

Betpakdalite-Caca

#PD34537
Availability
Sold
Size
2.5 x 4 x 3 cm - Miniature 
Formula
MgCa2Fe3+3Mo8(AsO4)2O28(OH)·23H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Sadisdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Tagged
arsenate

A fine light yellow encrustation of Betpakdalite-CaCa possibly associated with Ferrimolybdite covering one side of Quartz matrix. There are also a few bluish-silvery Molybdenite crystals embedded in the backside and a light purple crust of an unidedtified mineral, maybe just Fluorite (?).

Betpakdalite-CaCa

Formula
MgCa2Fe3+3Mo8(AsO4)2O28(OH)·23H2

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Phillips Collection

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