Cuprodongchuanite con Veszelyite
As recorded:
Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province China
35mm x 31mm x 16mm
Translucent and lustrous spheroidal aggregates with a pale bluish green color of Cuprodongchuanite, a rare phosphate of lead, copper and zinc, discovered very recently and approved by the IMA as a new species in 2021. On matrix, accompanied by numerous Veszelyite crystals, very sharp and deep blue.
The specimen is from the type locality for the species.
Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province China (12/2021)
Specimen size: 3.5 × 3.1 × 1.6 cm = 1.38” × 1.22” × 0.63”
Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.04” × 0.04”
Mineral(s)
Cuprodongchuanite, VeszelyiteNone listed
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“Reference: MJR99AO3
Translucent and lustrous spheroidal aggregates with a pale bluish green color of Cuprodongchuanite, a rare phosphate of lead, copper and zinc, discovered very recently and approved by the IMA as a new species in 2021. On matrix, accompanied by numerous Veszelyite crystals, very sharp and deep blue.
The specimen is from the type locality for the species.
Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming Prefecture, Yunnan Province China (12/2021)
Specimen size: 3.5 × 3.1 × 1.6 cm = 1.38” × 1.22” × 0.63”
Main crystal size: 0.1 × 0.1 cm = 0.04” × 0.04””
Jordi Fabre - 8th April 2022
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