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| Name: | Descloizite Dcz |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #131: Descloizite / Mottramite Karibib District, Erongo, Namibia  #1226: Descloizite Mfouti, Bouenza, Congo [Republic] |
| IMA Chemistry: | PbZn(VO4)(OH) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Descloizite contains elements: Lead (Pb) Zinc (Zn) Vanadium (V) Oxygen (O) Hydrogen (H) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Argentina |
| Year First Published: | 1854 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Grandfathered |
| Status Notes: | Damour A A (1854) Notice sur la descloizite, nouvelle espèce minérale, Annales de Chimie et de Physique 41, 72-78 |
| Structural Group Name: | Descloizite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | adelite-descloizite-descloizite subgroup |
| Crystal Systems: | orthorhombic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2770 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 3.25 |
| Diaphaneity: | 1.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 6.15 |
| More Info: | Search Wikipedia: Descloizite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Descloizite Search Web Mineral DB: Descloizite |
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