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Tangdanite

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Tangdanite

IMA 2011-096
New Mineral type

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Description
Locality: 
La Amorosa Mine, Villahermosa del Rio, Castellón, Valencian Community, Spain
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.1 × 0.7 × 0.5 cm
Description

Fuxiaotuite is a Ca-Cu-arsenate mineral, closely related to tyrolite. It forms emerald green platy crystals and rosettes in vuggy matrix. It was just discovered in 2011 and this spanish occurence is the second locality besides the chinese Type Locality. Confirmed material.

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Tangdanite

Formula: 
Ca2Cu9(AsO4)4(SO4)0.5(OH)9·9H2O
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Tangdan Mine, Dongchuan Cu ore field, Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
Loranth Minerals

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