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Khinite & Timroseite

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Khinite & Timroseite

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Description
Locality: 
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, Soda Mountains, San Bernardino County, California, United States of America
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.2 × 1.5 × 1.2 cm
Description

A nice sample with a good coverage of tiny dark green crystals of khinite and olive-green masses of timroseite. Both are rare lead-copper-tellurates.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Khinite

Formula: 
Pb2+Cu2+3[Te6+O6](OH)2
Strunz: 
4.FD.30
Hardness: 
3.0
Type Locality: 
Old Guard Mine (Royal Guard Mine), Tombstone District, Tombstone Hills, Cochise Co., Arizona, USA

Timroseite

Formula: 
Pb2Cu5(TeO6)2(OH)2
Hardness: 
2.5 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Bird Nest drift, Otto Mountain, Baker, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
Cartils Minerals

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