Ojuelaite, Beudantite, Cerussite, Goethite
Ojuela Mine, Mapimí, Mapimí Municipality, Durango, Mexico
6.0 x 4.0 x 3.5 cm. This specimen of ojuelaite, a rare, zinc iron arsenate hydroxide hydrate, originates from the type locality: the Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. Divergent tufts of creamy white, sub-millimeter, acicular crystals of ojuelaite are concentrated in a few tiny vugs on the specimen; one vug in particular (marked by an arrow) is ...
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