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Vanadinite & Descloizite

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Vanadinite & Descloizite

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Description
Locality: 
Hamburg Mine, Silver District, La Paz County, Arizona, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.5 × 4 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.30cm
Description

Vanadinites in gemmy and glassy, intense red colored crystals up to 3mm from the Hamburg Mine, Silver District, La Paz County in Arizona.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Vanadinite

Formula: 
Pb5(VO4)3Cl
Strunz: 
8.BN.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Zimapán, Mun. de Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico

Descloizite

Formula: 
Pb(Zn,Cu)(VO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BH.40
Hardness: 
3.0 - 3.5
Type Locality: 
Sierra de Córdoba, Punilla Department, Córdoba, Argentina