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Agardite-(Ce)

#35151

Agardite-(Ce)

#35151
Availability
Sold
Size
Chip < 1cm 
Formula
Cu2+6Ce(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2O (RRUFF)
Locality
Tsumeb mine, Tsumeb, Namibia
Tagged
arsenate , copper

A small, but rare, specimen of green cerium Agardite in divergent acicular sprays to about 1mm. Formed in the thrird oxidation zone. Gebhard label, originally labeled as "GS16". Undoubtedly Gebhard's study material.

Agardite-(Ce)

Formula
Cu2+6Ce(AsO4)3(OH)6·3H2
Crystal System
Hexagonal 
Crystal Habit
Acicular 
Cleavage
None, None, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
yellow green 
Streak
greenish white 
Class
Hexagonal - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Conchoidal 
Hardness

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