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Arthurite

Martin Jensen collection
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Locality: 
Majuba Hill Mine, Antelope, Pershing County, Nevada, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.1 × 2.6 × 1.8 cm
Description

You are bidding on an exceptional specimen of arthurite collected at Majuba Hill by Martin Jensen in 2007. One of the best samples I've seen of the mineral with large clusters of prismatic crystals dotting a fracture in ore. 

Mineral Data
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Arthurite

Formula: 
CuFe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)2·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.15
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
3.0 - 4.0
Type Locality: 
Hingston Down Consols, Clitters United Mines, Gunnislake, Calstock, Callington District, Cornwall, England, UK

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