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Taznite

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Colour:Yellow
Name:After the locality at Tazna, Bolivia.
A variety of Oxyplumboroméite

Probably an impure Bindheimite or Atelestite. Earthy, imperfectly fibrous.
Originally described from Cerro Tazna, Atocha-Quechisla District, Nor Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia.

Classification of Taznite

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Physical Properties of Taznite

Lustre:Earthy
Colour:Yellow

Other Names for Taznite

Other Languages:
German:Taznit
Spanish:Taznita

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Taznite

Reference List:

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Domeyko (1877) Comptes rendus de l’Académie des sciences de Paris: 85: 977.

Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 1124 pp.: 1025.

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    • Potosí Department
      • Nor Chichas Province
        • Atocha-Quechisla District
    Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 1025.
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