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Rosasite with Hemimorphite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

 
Rosasite with Hemimorphite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Rosasite with Hemimorphite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

Rosasite with Hemimorphite from Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 58835
Mineral:Rosasite with Hemimorphite
Locality:Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Description:Lustrous transparent blue-green rosasite crystals in hemispherical aggregates to 4 mm diameter intermixed with lustrous transparent colorless hemimorphite crystals to 2 mm on brown limonite gossan. Ex. B. Gaber collection #532; ex. Paul Pohwat collection #328 (Mineral Collection Manager at Smithsonian)
Overall Size:4.5x3x1.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 2 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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