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Kaňkite Zýkaite & Bukovskýite

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Kaňkite Zýkaite & Bukovskýite

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Description
Locality: 
Kaňk, Kutná Hora, Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.3 × 5.6 × 2.4 cm
Description

Amazing sample of 3 type locality minerals on one stone!!! Green kankite, white zýkaite and beige/brownish bukovskýite all from it's type locality. Very nice and rich sample!

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Kaňkite

Formula: 
FeAsO4·3.5H2O
Strunz: 
8.CE.60
Hardness: 
2.0 - 3.0
Type Locality: 
Kaňk, Kutná Hora (Kuttenberg), Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Zýkaite

Formula: 
Fe3+4(AsO4)3(SO4)(OH)·15H2O
Strunz: 
8.DB.45
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
2.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Safary mine, Kaňk, Kutná Hora (Kuttenberg), Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic

Bukovskýite

Formula: 
Fe3+2(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)·9H2O
Strunz: 
8.DB.40
Hardness: 
5.0
Type Locality: 
Kaňk, Kutná Hora (Kuttenberg), Central Bohemia Region, Bohemia (Böhmen; Boehmen), Czech Republic