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Šlikite & Rapidcreekite

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Šlikite & Rapidcreekite

PXRD & EDS confirmed no U27
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Description
Locality: 
Uranus Mine, Kleinrückerswalde, Annaberg-Buchholz, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.7 × 1.7 cm
Description

Pale pink PXRD & EDS confirmed Šlikite associated with rapdicreekite from the Uranus mine, Saxony, Germany. 

 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Šlikite

Formula: 
Zn2Mg(CO3)2(OH)2·4H2O
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
2
Colour: 
Snow-White
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Vladimír Mine, Ostrov, Karlovy Vary District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic

Rapidcreekite

Formula: 
Ca2(SO4)(CO3)·4H2O
Strunz: 
7.DG.20
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0
Type Locality: 
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Šlikite & Rapidcreekite
Analysis Report - only: Šlikite & Rapidcreekite
Analysis Report - only: Šlikite & Rapidcreekite