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Ophirite

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Ophirite

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Description
Locality: 
Ophir Hill Mine, Ophir, Tooele County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1 × 1.1 cm
Description

You are bidding on a small sample with a vug in siderite/scheelite hosting a cluster of small red ophirite crystals with sharp scheelite crystals. Extremely rare! 

Mineral Data
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Ophirite

Formula: 
Ca2Mg4[Zn2Mn6+2(H2O)2(Fe3+W9O34)2]·46H2O
Hardness: 
2.0 - 0.0
Type Locality: 
Ophir Hill Consolidated Mine (Montana Mine; Ophir Coalition Mine), Ophir, Ophir District, Oquirrh Mts, Tooele Co., Utah, USA

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