| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Köttigite-Parasymplesite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 37857 |
| Mineral: | Köttigite-Parasymplesite |
| Locality: | Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico |
| Description: | Sprays of bluish-gray köttigite-parasymplesite crystals (a.k.a blue legrandite) on matrix with botryoidal brown smithsonite. The köttigite and parasymplesite form a solid solution series and composition varies within crystals so they are both species. |
| Overall Size: | 5x3x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 3 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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