Petitjeanite, Pucherite

Specimen ID: TU0-LFV

Mineral(s)
Petitjeanite : Bi3(PO4)2O(OH)
Pucherite : Bi(VO4)
Locality
As recorded:
Pucher Shaft, Wolfgangmaßen mines, Wolfgangmaßen, Neustädtel, Schneeberg, Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
75mm x 45mm x 15mm
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Incredibly rich Pucherite (brown xls) from the type locality Pucher shaft, Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany. The yellow mineral is Petitjeanite (confirmed by EDX). Found around 1870 and one of my favorites in my Schneeberg collection, Size 7,5 x 4,5 cm.
Steffen Michalski - 1st May 2014
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