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Baumhauerite-2a from
Quiruvilca Mine (La Libertad Mine; ASARCO Mine), Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru

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Quiruvilca Mine (La Libertad Mine; ASARCO Mine), Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
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Description
Comments:The crust was very difficult to x-ray and Baumhaurite 2a was the best guess.
Habit:nearly amorphous crust
Colour:indistinct purple crust
UV Fluorescence:none
Quality of samples:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
References
References:Min.Rec. 28, #4 (1997)
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baumhauerite-2a data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quiruvilca Mine (La Libertad Mine; ASARCO Mine), Quiruvilca District, Santiago de Chuco Province, La Libertad Department, Peru
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