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Name: Mottramite
Mott
Specimens in Collection:

#131: Descloizite / Mottramite
Karibib District, Erongo, Namibia
IMA Chemistry: PbCu(VO4)(OH)
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Mottramite contains elements:
Lead (Pb)
Copper (Cu)
Vanadium (V)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: United Kingdom
Year First Published: 1876
IMA Status: Approved,Grandfathered
Status Notes: Roscoe H E (1876) On two new vanadiium minerals, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 25, 109-112
Structural Group Name: Descloizite
Fleischer's Group Name: adelite-descloizite-descloizite subgroup
Crystal Systems: orthorhombic
Oldest Known Age: 4000 Million Years Ago
Mohs Hardness: 2.25
Diaphaneity: 1.0
Specific Gravity: 5.9
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