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Ferrisurite

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Description
Locality: 
Shirley Ann Claim, Big Dodd Spring, Inyo County, California, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.2 × 1.4 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small but excellent sample of rare ferrisurite from the type locality. Many radial green crystals occupy several vugs on matrix. A fine sample from the Fred DeVito collection. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Ferrisurite

Formula: 
(Pb,Ca)2.4Fe3+2(Si4O10)(CO3)1.7(OH)3·nH2O
Strunz: 
9.EC.75
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
2.0 - 2.5
Type Locality: 
Shirley Ann group (Shirley Ann claim; Dodd Springs; Trail; Eureka; Sal; June; Bee Em Tee), Big Dodd Spring, Ubehebe District, Cottonwood Mts, Panamint Mts (Panamint Range), Inyo Co., California, USA

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