Chukhrovite-(Ca), Plumbojarosite, Anglesite

Specimen ID: J6R-7XF

Mineral(s)
Chukhrovite-(Ca) : Ca4.5Al2(SO4)F13·12H2O
Plumbojarosite : Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6
Anglesite : PbSO4
Locality
Mindat locality:
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SEM micrograph of white, cuboctahedral crystals of chukhrovite-Ca (SXRD- and EDS-analysed; the crystals contain very minor REE), with some brown-black, tabular plumbojarosite crystals (lower left; SXRD- and EDS-analysed). This photo was originally published in: Kolitsch, U., Brandstätter, F., Schreiber, F., Fink, R. & Auer, C. (2013): Die Mineralogie der weltweit einzigartigen Schlacken von Waitschach, Kärnten. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, Serie A, 115, 19-87 (in German)
Uwe Kolitsch - 17th January 2013

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White, cuboctahedral crystals (ca. 50-100 micron in size) of chukhrovite-Ca (SXRD- and EDS-analysed; the crystals contain very minor REE), with some brown-black, tabular plumbojarosite crystals (lower left; SXRD- and EDS-analysed) and some colourless, tabular anglesite crystals (SXRD-analysed).
Uwe Kolitsch - 17th January 2013
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