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Tarbuttite

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Tarbuttite

Rare Mineral

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Description
Locality: 
Skorpion Mine, Rosh Pinah, Oranjemund, Karas Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 5.3 × 5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
198.00gr
Description

Fabulous Tarbuttite crystal formation on matrix with very nice grouping.   This is some of the first Tarbuttite to come out of Skorpion many years ago, and very little came out.   It is rare, and this is a fine specimen...

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Tarbuttite

Formula: 
Zn2(PO4)(OH)
Strunz: 
8.BB.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
3.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Kabwe Mine (Broken Hill Mine), Kabwe (Broken Hill), Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia