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Widenmannite & Wölsendorfite

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Widenmannite & Wölsendorfite

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Description
Locality: 
Giftkies Adit, Jáchymov, Krušné Hory, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3 × 2 × 2 cm
Description

Red wölsendorfite with widenmannite from the Giftkies adit, Jáchymov, Czech Republic. 

SEM-EDS & XRD confirmed no 3334-3337. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Widenmannite

Formula: 
Pb2(OH)2[(UO2)(CO3)2]
Strunz: 
5.ED.40
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Michael Mine, Weiler, Reichenbach, Lahr, Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Wölsendorfite

Formula: 
(Pb,Ca)U2O7·2H2O
Strunz: 
4.GB.30
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Wölsendorf Fluorite Mining District, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany