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Mimetite On Philipsbornite

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Description
Locality: 
Yanga Koubenza Quarries, Mfouati, Bouenza Department, Congo (Republic)
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 4.2 × 1.2 cm
Weight: 
26.41gr
Description

The shallow specimen has mimetite phillipsbornite on a residual heavy iron rich matrix. The upper layer of the deposit has bright cadmium yellow crystals of mimetite. The crystals generally have a shallow hexagonal prismatic habit producing close to tabular hexes on top of one another. On the under side there is a natural hollow that has well formed euhedral crystals transitioning into areas with blue green and blue phillipsbornite on red oxide heavy iron matrix material.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Mimetite

Formula: 
Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Treue Freundschaft Mine, Johanngeorgenstadt, Johanngeorgenstadt District, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Philipsbornite

Formula: 
PbAl3(AsO4)2(OH)5·H2O
Strunz: 
8.BL.10
Crystal System: 
trigonal
Hardness: 
4.5
Type Locality: 
Red Lead Mine, Dundas mineral field, Zeehan district, Tasmania, Australia

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