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Sturtite

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North Mine (North Broken Hill Mine; NBH Mine), Broken Hill, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australia
© Keith Compton

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Lustre:VitreousHardness:3 - 3½
Synonym of:Hisingerite


Variety/synonym of either Hisingerite or Neotocite.
Originally described from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia.

References for Sturtite

Reference List:Doklady Akad. Nauk SSSR (1978) 243, 1292.

Amer. Mineral. (1980) 65, 210

Clay Minerals (1983) 18, 21

Amer. Mineral. (1984) 69, 215

Can. Mineral. (2006) 44, 1557-1560

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    • New South Wales
      • Yancowinna Co.
    		American Mineralogist (1980) 65, pp. 210
    Keith Compton collection
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