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Szenicsite: Cu3MoO4(OH)4

Comments: Deep green szenicsite crystals on siliceous green to brown jasperoid.
Location: Jardinera #1 Mine, Atacama Province, Chile. Scale: 6.2 x 3.5 cm.
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Szomolnokite: Fe++SO4·(H2O)  
Voltaite: K2Fe++5Fe+++3Al(SO4)12·18(H2O)

Comments: Whitish crystalline crust of voltaite on crystals of brown szomolnokite.
Location: Alcaparrosa Mine, Cerritos Bayos, Chile. Scale: Picture size 1 cm.
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Talmessite: Ca2Mg(AsO4)2·2(H2O)

Comments: Pale green, crystalline aggregates of talmessite on reddish, hematite-stained calcite.
Location: Ourlil, Bou Azzer, Anti Atlas Mts., Morocco. Scale: Crystal size 4 mm.
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Tennantite: (Cu,Fe)12As4S13  
Calcioandyrobertsite-1M: KCaCu5(AsO4)4[As(OH)2O2]·2(H2O)

Comments: Vein of blue calcioandyrobertsite in massive dark gray tennantite. The vein of calcioandyrobertsite extends for 0.8cm.
Location: Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia. Scale: Specimen size 1.1 x 0.5 cm.
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Tephroite: Mn2SiO4

Comments: Sharp crystals of tephroite to 1.2 cm across.
Location: N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: Picture size 5 cm.
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Thaumasite: Ca3Si(CO3)(SO4)(OH)6·12(H2O)

Comments: Doubly-terminated Thaumasite.
Location: N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: 1 cm across.
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Thaumasite: Ca3Si(CO3)(SO4)(OH)6·12(H2O)

Comments: Transparent crystal of thaumasite.
Location: N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: 1.1 x 0.4 cm.
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Thomasclarkite-(Y): (Na,Ce)(Y,REE)(HCO3)(OH)3·4(H2O)

Comments: Transparent, yellowish crystal of thomasclarkite-(Y).
Location: Mt. St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Scale: 0.75 mm.
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Thomsenolite: NaCaAlF6·(H2O)  
Cryolite: Na3AlF6

Comments: Massive, white cryolite with solution cavities lined with prismatic Thomsenolite crystals.
Location: Ivigtut, Greenland. Scale: .
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Tugtupite: Na4AlBeSi4O12Cl

Comments: Albite hosting a 1.2 cm mass of partially gem quality tugtupite.
Location: Tugtup, Greenland. Scale: 2.1 x1.3 cm.
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Tyuyamunite: Ca(UO2)2V2O8·5-8(H2O)

Comments: Yellow tyuyamunite crystals 1 mm in size.
Location: Marie Mine, Carbon Co., Montana. USA. Scale: picture size 2 cm..
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Uranocircite: Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2·12(H2O)  
Metauranocircite: Ba(UO2)2(PO4)2·6-8(H2O)

Comments: Brilliant, fluorescent yellow green crystals of uranocircite altered to meta-uranocircite.
Location: Bergen, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany. Scale: 2.3 x 2.2 cm.
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Uranopilite: [(UO2)6(SO4)O2(OH)6(H2O)6]·8(H2O)  
Zippeite: K4(UO2)6(SO4)3(OH)10·4(H2O)

Comments: Bright yellow uranopilite and reddish brown zippeite encrustations on uranium ore.
Location: Happy Jack Mine, White Canyon, Utah. Scale: 3 cm.
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Ussingite: Na2AlSi3O8(OH)  
Cuprostibite: Cu2(Sb,Tl)

Comments: Massive ussingite hosting grains of the very rare copper antimony-thallium bearing cuprostibite.
Location: Ilimaussaq, Tasseq, Greenland. Scale: 4.8 x3.4 cm.
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Ussingite: Na2AlSi3O8(OH)  
Vuonnemite: Na11Nb2TiSi4O12(PO4)2O5F2

Comments: Massive, violet colored ussingite with a single bladed partial crystal of white vuonnemite 1.5 cm in length.
Location: Mt. Karnasurf, Lovozero, Russia. Scale: 4.2 x 3 cm.
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Vandenbrandeite: Cu(UO2)(OH)4

Comments: Cluster of deep greenish black crystals of vandenbrandeite to 2 mm.
Location: Musonoi Mine, Katanga, Dem. Rep. of the Congo. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
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Vauxite: Fe++Al2(PO4)2(OH)2·6(H2O)

Comments: Crystals of vauxite to 1.4mm.
Location: Siglo Mine, Llallagua, Bolivia. Scale: Picture size 3 cm.
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Veszelyite: (Cu,Zn)2ZnPO4(OH)3·2(H2O)

Comments: Terminated and lustrous crystals of blue-green veszelyite to 0.5 cm in length.
Location: Black Pine Mine, Philipsburg, Granite County, Montana, USA. Scale: Picture size 3 cm.
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Villyaellenite: Mn++5(AsO3OH)2(AsO4)2·4(H2O)

Comments: Bright rose red crystals of villyaellenite to 2.5 mm on gossan.
Location: Veta Negra Mine, Tierra Amarilla, Chile. Scale: Picture size 1.5 cm.
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Volborthite: Cu++3V+++++2O7(OH)2·2(H2O)

Comments: Shale with a heavy coating of brilliant green, scaly crystals of volborthite.
Location: Monument #1 Mine, Apache County, Arizona. Scale: 6.5 x 5.5 cm.
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