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Ferrisurite

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Locality: 
Shirley Ann Claim, Big Dodd Spring, Inyo County, California, United States of America
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.6 × 1.3 × 1 cm
Description

From the Type Locality, a small but very good example of the rare lead-calcium-iron-silicate-carbonate ferrisurite.
The sample has a good coverage of sprays and radial aggregates of green acicular ferrisurite crystals.

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
Cartils Minerals

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