Calderonite

Brown calderonite-brackebuschite crystals with black mottramite; The analyses from this locality probably point to a  solid solution between brackebuschite and calderonite.
Origin: Almeria, Rodalquilar near Capo de Gata, Andalusia, Spain
Sample size: micromount
 

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Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

  
Rusty red brown hexagonal crystals less than 0.5 mm. Shown to the left are vanadinite crystals.
  
Reddish orange hexagonal crystals to 0.75 mm
Origin: J. V. Nepumuceni, Galmeikogel, Annaberg, Austria
Sample size: 2 x 1 x 1 cm (top),  2 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Tom Loomis

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

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